North Carolina 2012 Congressional Races

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Assuming Rep. Mike McIntyre survives the recount process, he looks to be the lone white Democratic survivor in a state that has gone Republican..  

The question is, will he want to run for another term in 2014 against another strong Republican challenger?  Or will he rather retire, letting his seat go GOP as well? 

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Assuming Rep. Mike McIntyre survives the recount process, he looks to be the lone white Democratic survivor in a state that has gone Republican..  

The question is, will he want to run for another term in 2014 against another strong Republican challenger?  Or will he rather retire, letting his seat go GOP as well? 

I have a guy feeling that McIntyre won't retire next cycle. Rouzer could run again, but he might bd viewed as damaged goods. Ditto with Pantano; if he ran in 2014, that would be his third run for Congress.

There are a few others from the Assembly who could run in 2014:

- Sen. Thom Goolsby (New Hanover)
- Sen. Bill Rabon (Brunswick, Pender, Bladen)
- Rep. Rick Catlin (New Hanover)

I think you should probably enjoy the fact that he is in office now, for Republicans will likely run much better candidates against him next time -as well as against John Barrow.

Neither Mike nor John can escape their colleagues' fate and buck the Republican trend in the South forever. 

[Frodo]

Rouzer has conceded. 

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Feel free to move this, but after the setbacks of the past two years, the North Carolina Democratic Party is looking for a fresh start:

Embattled state Democratic Party chairman won't seek second term

BY ROB CHRISTENSEN - RCHRISTENSEN@NEWSOBSERVER.COM

RALEIGH -- David Parker, the embattled state Democratic Party chairman, said Wednesday he would not seek another term, apparently ending one of the more turbulent episodes in the party’s recent history.

Parker’s announcement was a relief to party and elected leaders, who were fearful that Parker – who has a loyal following among many party activists – would successfully seek another two-year term when the state Executive Committee meets in February.

Many party leaders had already been quietly lining up behind state Sen. Eric Mansfield of Fayetteville as their choice even before Parker’s announcement.

Mansfield, an African-American physician, Baptist minister and retired Army officer, said Wednesday that he was “very strongly considering” a bid for party chairman. He unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor earlier this year.

“I am getting a lot of phone calls from across the state,” Mansfield said in a telephone interview from the White House, where he was attending a Christmas Party. “I will probably make a decision in the next three or four days. I am talking to activists and grass-roots people, and elected officials trying to get a clear voice from across the state.”

The position of state Democratic Party chair is expected to take on added importance now that the Republicans control all three branches of state government in Raleigh.
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Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/12/13/2541377/embattled-state-democratic-party.html#storylink=cpy