July 03, 2008
Rocky Mount Telegram Editorial: Our View: More drilling not the answer
Rocky Mount Telegram
July 3, 2008
Republican gubernatorial candidate Pat McCrory this week joined the growing chorus of politicians calling for increased offshore drilling for oil and natural gas.
The Charlotte mayor chastized politicians who oppose the idea as espousing hypocritical not-in-my-backyard thinking after President Bush last week called on Congress to lift the federal moratorium on offshore drilling along the Atlantic Coast.
Like most supporters of opening up more coastal areas to drilling – such as U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole, who recently reversed her position on the matter – McCrory said that conservation coupled with renewable and alternative energy sources will not be enough to help the country come to grips with the exploding cost of...
July 03, 2008
Fayetteville Observer: Keeping our promises to veterans
Our military is the strongest and the bravest in the world. Our soldiers, sailors, Marines, airmen, Coast Guard and National Guardsmen need to know that when they are done serving their country honorably, they will have a helping hand back at home.
June 29, 2008
CQ Today: Dole Faces Fight in North Carolina Senate Race
North Carolina Republican Sen. Elizabeth Dole holds the edge in her bid this year for a second term. But fluctuating polls over the month and a half since state Sen. Kay Hagan won the May 6 Democratic primary have raised questions about how solid and secure Dole is in her status as the favorite.
June 27, 2008
Burlington Times News: N.C. candidates praise gun decision
Burlington Times News
June 27, 2008
Thursday’s decision on guns by a divided U.S. Supreme Court didn’t split North Carolina’s candidates for Congress.
Democrats as well as Republicans generally applauded the 5-4 ruling upholding an individual’s right to have guns.
``This ruling is a victory for all law-abiding citizens and gun owners in this country,’‘ said Democrat Kay Hagan, who is challenging Republican incumbent Elizabeth Dole.
Dole said the ruling confirms ``what I, and millions of Americans, have long recognized — that the Second Amendment confers an individual right to possess a firearm and to use it for lawful purposes.’‘
A CNN poll this month...
June 24, 2008
Fayetteville Observer Editorial: Political debates start early, but we need more candidates to join
Fayetteville Observer
June 24, 2008
Just days into the summer season, we’d expect most folks — politicians included — would be getting away to the beach.
But this is shaping up as a busy, combative campaign season, and no one — the politicians and those of us who listen to them — will get much of a break.
Even when the politicians head for the beach, it’s campaigning as usual. On Saturday, the candidates in two of the hotter North Carolina races ran down to Atlantic Beach for the first of what will likely be many debates. Gubernatorial candidates Beverly Perdue and Pat McCrory, and Senate candidates Elizabeth Dole and Kay Hagan, faced off at the annual meeting of the N.C. Bar Association.
It was, by all accounts, a good show. Dole,...
June 23, 2008
Greensboro News and Record: Hagan listens to veterans, promises to work for them
Greensboro News and Record
Kay Hagan
June 23, 2008
On June 6, I kicked off my Veterans Town Hall tour with a stop at VFW Post2087. I want to say a special thank you to the veterans who came out to discuss what’s working and what needs to be fixed.
The military tradition in my family is strong. My husband went to law school with help from the GI Bill, I have three other veterans in my family, and currently I have two nephews serving overseas.
Some of the stories I heard were heartbreaking – a veteran who lost both legs and still didn’t qualify as fully disabled, and families who are relying on their loved ones to raise their children during multiple deployments overseas. There were some success stories,...
June 23, 2008
Fayetteville Observer: Challengers pumped by fuel costs
Fayetteville Observer
June 23, 2008
Political challengers this year are seizing on the skyrocketing cost of gas in their bids to topple incumbents.
Republican or Democrat, it doesn’t matter. The challengers, who usually trumpet change, are harping on arguably the biggest pocketbook issue since the 2001 recession.
Dan Mansell, a Republican from Johnston County running against U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge, a Democrat from Lillington, said voters are mad over gas prices.
“Right now, they want solutions to the problems, not more political rhetoric,” Mansell said.
Larry Kissell surprised motorists June 14 at a gas station in Montgomery County that sold gas for $1.22 — the price when his Republican opponent, U.S. Rep. Robin Hayes, was...
June 22, 2008
Jacksonville Daily News: Hagan campaigns at gas stations, pot lucks
Happy with her performance at a debate earlier in the day, N.C. State Sen. Kay Hagan met with Jacksonville supporters Saturday. Hagan, D-Guilford, is running a grassroots campaign for a seat in the U.S. Senate against Republican incumbent Elizabeth Dole.
June 22, 2008
News 14 Carolina: Major N.C. candidates square off
News 14 Carolina
Tim Boyum
June 22, 2008
NORTH CAROLINA — The major candidates for North Carolina governor and U.S. Senate squared off for the first time Saturday at a forum held by the North Carolina Bar Association in Atlantic Beach.
All four candidates made a clear effort to separate themselves from their opponents, while state Sen. Kay Hagan (D) focused on tying U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole ( R) to President Bush and Washington.
“North Carolina families are so frustrated because special interests and lobbyists have too much control and the working families have lost their voice in Washington,” Hagan said.
Countered Dole, “Always my roots, my family and my heart have been in...
June 22, 2008
AP: Governor, Senate candidates meet before law group
Associated Press
June 22, 2008
ATLANTIC BEACH, N.C.
GOP Sen. Elizabeth Dole and Democratic challenger Kay Hagan took aim at each other’s legislative records Saturday as the two candidates met for the first time on the same stage.
Following them was the first gubernatorial debate between Democratic Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue and Republican Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory, which drew out some differences on education and crime prevention.
All four candidates won their respective primaries last month.
“We have not been tough on crime in North Carolina because we’re arresting the same people over and over and over again,” McCrory said at the annual...
June 21, 2008
WWAY: Kay Hagan makes campaign stop in Wilmington
WWAY News Channel 3
June 20 2008
Even though we are not in her district, state Senator Kay Hagan campaigned in Wilmington today.
Hagan is challenging incumbent U.S. Senator Elizabeth Dole for a seat in the U.S. Senate.
Dole, who was elected in 2002, has a lot more money than Hagan and she has already started spending it on airtime.
Hagan said she plans to get her name out by getting out and meeting people.
“I’m going to go head-to-head with Elizabeth Dole. People are going to know who I am and what I stand for, and they’ll have an opportunity to come see me all across the state,” said Hagan.
Hagan spent most of her time at a gas station in downtown Wilmington.
She...
June 21, 2008
New Bern Sun Journal: Spirited Saturday at Democratic Convention
New Bern Sun Journal
Matt Tessnear
June 21, 2008
Rain and lightning greeted hundreds of democrats who gathered for the party’s state convention Saturday at the Riverfront Convention Center.
Ronnie Ansley, the democratic nominee for state agriculture commissioner, said the weather was a sign the party will rain down on republicans in November.
Party delegates from 94 of the state’s 100 counties attended the afternoon meeting to conduct business, rally behind candidates and select delegates for the national convention in Denver. Jerry Meek, the state party chairman, said this was a great year to hold the convention in New Bern.
“We came to New Bern because we feel Eastern North Carolina has the ability to produce a lot of...
June 18, 2008
AP: Hagan challenges Dole on energy policy
Associated Press
June 18, 2008
RALEIGH, N.C. — U.S. Senate candidate Kay Hagan is opening a new critique of incumbent Sen. Elizabeth Dole, questioning her energy policies as gas prices surge past $4 per gallon.
Hagan will meet with consumers Wednesday at a gas station in Raleigh, talking to motorists about the high cost of gasoline.
The Democratic state senator from Greensboro has called for the repeal of billions of dollars in tax breaks for oil companies and increasing fuel economy standards for vehicles. Hagan’s campaign criticized Dole for voting last week against a measure that would have added a windfall profits tax to oil companies.
Dole had sided with fellow Republicans who said the tax would do nothing...
June 16, 2008
Raleigh News and Observer: Dole feels the heat from Hagan's challenge
Raleigh News and Observer
Under the Dome
Ryan Teague Beckwith, Benjamin Niolet, Bill Krueger, Dan Kane and Bruce Siceloff
June 16, 2008
The Beltway is buzzing about the U.S. Senate race between Republican incumbent Elizabeth Dole and her Democratic opponent, Kay Hagan.
Hagan, a state senator, met with Washington reporters and bloggers last week in an effort to raise her profile. Her chat with the Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza bumped her up a notch to No. 8 in the competitive rankings on his blog, The Fix:
“Dole ( R) knows she is in for a very tough race against state Sen. Kay Hagan (D). Witness her decision to begin running ads in recent days that tout her ability to deliver for the state — ads that never make mention of...
June 14, 2008
Raleigh News and Observer: Ensign: N.C. Senate race 'competitive'
Raleigh News and Observer
Under the Dome
Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on June 13, 2008 – 11:21am.
The head of the National Republican Senatorial Committee called North Carolina’s race “competitive.”
In a lunch sponsored by the Christian Science Monitor in Washington, Sen. John Ensign listed Sen. Elizabeth Dole’s re-election bid against state Sen. Kay Hagan here as among the 10 most competitive races in the country.
The New York Times reported that he was hopeful, however:
And while Mr. Obama’s popularity in North Carolina may alter the landscape there and that its Senate race is definitely on his “watch list,” he praised Senator Elizabeth Dole’s re-election bid and cited her new...
June 14, 2008
Washington Post : "The Fix" Rates North Carolina as Number 8 Senate Race In the Country
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:
THE FIX MOVES NORTH CAROLINA TO NUMBER 8
From Chris Cillizza’s Washington Post’s “The Fix” blog
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2008/06/friday_senate_line_6.html
The Line: When a Small Loss Is Your ‘Best Case Scenario’
National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman John Ensign (Nev.) is nothing if not a realist.
At a luncheon with reporters on Thursday in Washington, Ensign said the best-case scenario for his party in the fall election would be a three-seat loss....
June 11, 2008
Roll Call: North Carolina: Members Back Hagan, Senators Raise Money
Matthew Murray
June 11, 2008
The Tar Heel State’s seven Democratic House Members on Tuesday endorsed state Sen. Kay Hagan (D), who is mounting a promising challenge to first-term Sen. Elizabeth Dole ( R).
Rep. David Price (D) called Hagan “a work horse, not a show horse” and said in a statement that “her commitment to getting things done for North Carolinians is exactly what North Carolina needs in the U.S. Senate: an effective, pragmatic leader committed to getting things done for North Carolinians.”
Hagan said she is “looking forward to working” with the Democratic delegation on her campaign, which may help her in many of the less-populous areas of the state where she is unknown.
“North Carolina’s House Members know all too...
June 10, 2008
AP: Two Democratic Senators Visit NC In Hagan Fundraiser; The appearance of the two Democratic senators is a sign of the party's commitment to Hagan's race
Raleigh, NC — Democratic Senate candidate Kay Hagan held a private fundraiser Monday that highlighted the two things she’ll need most to run a competitive campaign against incumbent GOP Sen. Elizabeth Dole: money and support from Democrats on Capitol Hill.
The event featuring Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill, Montana Sen. Jon Tester was expected to generate lots of fresh cash for Hagan, a state senator from Greensboro embarking on her first statewide general election campaign.
“The hardest thing to do when you’re running against an incumbent senator is to raise money,” McCaskill said. “Elizabeth Dole is going to get money from all the lobbyists and all the companies that don’t want things to change in...
June 06, 2008
Southern Political Report: Dole, Hagan Race Still Close
The initial bump that state Sen. Kay Hagan (D) received from her primary victory appears to be lasting, at least according to an Anzalone-Liszt (D) poll taken for her more than a week after the Democratic contest. The survey showed US Sen. Elizabeth Dole ( R) with 48%, Hagan 44%, a strong showing for the lesser known challenger. Dole has been receiving poor poll results for months, a sign of significant weakness.
June 05, 2008
Raleigh News and Observer: Hagan Starts Virtual Phonebank
Raleigh News And Observer
Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on June 5, 2008 – 11:09am.
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Kay Hagan has started a Virtual Phone Bank.
The Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate has started an online effort to allow volunteers from anywhere in the United States to call North Carolinians about volunteering for the campaign.
The technique was key to the success of Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, as described by a recent Time magazine article:
In state after state, the campaign turned over its voter lists — normally a closely guarded crown jewel — to volunteers, who used their own...
June 04, 2008
New Bern Sun-Journal: Democrats To Receive Awards at Orringer Dinner
New Bern Sun-Journal
Sue Book
June 3, 2008
State Sen. Kay Hagan is scheduled as keynote speaker Thursday at the Craven County Democratic Party’s third annual Kathleen Orringer Awards Dinner.
Hagan won the May 6 primary election to become the N.C. Democratic Party’s candidate facing Republican U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole in the general election in November.
State Sen. Walter Dalton is also scheduled to speak at the 7 p.m. dinner at the Flame Banquet Hall on Neuse Boulevard in New Bern. Dalton is the party’s choice for lieutenant governor and will face Republican state Sen. Robert Pittenger in November.
Rep. William L. Wainwright, N.C. House speaker pro tempore, will receive the Kathleen Orringer Leadership Award, which is...
June 03, 2008
Raleigh News And Observer: Hagan: Dole Not Tackled Immigration
Hagan: Dole not tackled immigration
Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on June 2, 2008 – 4:13pm.
Kay Hagan’s campaign says U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole has not handled illegal immigration.
In an e-mail to Dome, a staffer for the Democratic Senate nominee responded to a recent comment from Dole’s campaign that Hagan has not worked on immigration issues until recently.
Spokeswoman Colleen Flanagan said that it was Dole who has not acted.
“The simple fact is that this is an economic and national security crisis completely of Washington’s own creation,” she wrote. “When (Dole) had the chance to craft comprehensive immigration legislation to get this problem under control, she walked away without looking back....
May 28, 2008
Rocky Mount Telegram: Hagan Backs Deporting Jailed Aliens
By Mike Hixenbaugh
Rocky Mount Telegram
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
RALEIGH – Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Kay Hagan says she supports a federal program that allows sheriffs to check the immigration status of their inmates and initiate the deportation process.
However, she told a group of seven North Carolina sheriffs, including Nash County Sheriff Dick Jenkins, Tuesday that she is concerned about how the program is being run.
The widely publicized 287(g) program trains local deputies to identify illegal immigrants after they commit a crime and then begin the deportation proceedings. Republican U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole, Hagan’s general election opponent, has been a strong advocate of the program and has lobbied...
May 27, 2008
AP: Hagan Favors County Immigration Enforcement in North Carolina
“The whole way we handle immigration in this country is flawed,” Hagan said. “We don’t have an immigration system, and that’s why we have a border that’s not secured.”
May 27, 2008
Politico: Dems Set Their Sights on North Carolina
By: Josh Kraushaar
May 26, 2008 06:37 PM EST
When Senate Democrats first compiled their list of top Republican targets for 2008, Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R-N.C.) wasn’t at the top of the list. She represents a GOP-leaning Southern state, projects a likable, nonideological demeanor, and handily dispatched a well-heeled top Clinton administration official, Erskine Bowles, in her first Senate campaign.
But Democratic strategists are now taking a serious look at pouring resources into the Tarheel State in light of state Sen. Kay Hagan’s decisive victory in the Democratic primary and Dole’s weaker-than-expected showing in a series of statewide polls.
The polls, released within the past several weeks,...
Kay's Events
- Kay hosts Veterans Town Hall in Cary
- Jul 01, 2008
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This will be second in a series of town halls Kay will have with veterans to discuss their ideas about how to fix what’s broken in Washington when it comes to veterans’ issues.
- Kay attends 3rd Annual Sanford Hunt Dinner
- Jun 21, 2008
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Kay will join North Carolina Democratic party members and candidates for this great evening to celebrate the Democratic Party.
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