Francis De Luca
An Articlein the on-line edition of the The Hill, a newspaper that covers news on Capitol Hill, discussed congressional candidates and whether their websites identified their partisan affiliation. I decided to check the top candidates in North Carolina using the same criteria The Hill used.
References to party affiliation on Homepage or Bio – Governor:
Pat Mcrory (R) Mike Munger (L)
No party reference – Governor:
Bev Perdue (D)
References to party affiliation on Homepage or Bio – Senator:
Chris Cole(L)
No party reference – Senator:
Elizabeth Dole (R) Kay Hagan (D)
References to party affiliation on Homepage or Bio – Lt Governor:
Phillip Rhodes (L)
No party reference – Lt Governor:
Walter Dalton (D) Robert Pittenger (R)
The only real pattern I can find that Libertarians are the most likely to display party label. This can be filed under useless political trivia from the 2008 election.
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