It was an exciting evening last night as the results came in from yesterday’s primary election. As I predicted, Barack Obama rolled in North Carolina, 56% to Hillary Clinton’s 42%. Perdue won her race against Richard Moore as Democratic gubernatorial candidate, 56% to 40%. I was not happy with either campaign, but wound up not liking Moore more than Perdue. So I’m glad she won.
Janet Cowell easily won her State Treasurer’s contest, beating David Young and Michael Weisel, 47% to Young’s 36% and Weisel’s 17%. I spent time at her campaign party at Mitch’s last night, visiting with my good friends from the campaigns I worked with and congratulating Janet on her victory. Good people, and Mitch’s has Redhook Long Hammer IPAs on tap. Mmmmm.
I left work around 5:15 yesterday to meet my neighbor, who had volunteered to help move our sofa. By doing so I missed my chance to meet Barack Obama, who stopped by the Raleigh Times bar outside my office fifteen minutes later to mingle with the crowd. I had my camera in my bag, too, so I could’ve gotten a picture. Oh well.
When I returned home last night, I briefly chatted with my neighbor. His wife had apparently met Obama at her office earlier in the week. She was in some of his pictures from the event … only she had been Photoshopped out because she was blocking an Obama sign! Hillary gained at least one vote thanks to that little stunt!