Hometown politics: Hagan v. Neal
by Matt | April 23rd, 2008 |Okay… so I’m a week late catching up on news from my beautiful hometown of Winston-Salem, N.C.
It seems as though N.C. State Sen. Kay Hagan won the Forsyth County Democratic Convention straw poll 58% over openly gay, Chapel Hill businessman Jim Neal.
And, The Winston-Salem Journal endorsed Hagan.
I’m not particularly surprised. Winston is full of three types of people: (1) Big Business-oriented Democrats, (2) Traditional, more “establishment” Democrats, and (3) bona fide Southern Democrats (read: they don’t like the queers).
As for my new hometown… The Charlotte Observer endorsed Kay, too. The DSCC must be jumping for joy.
Matt, 22, is an LGBT journalist, activist and youth advocate currently living and working in Charlotte, N.C. A native of Winston-Salem, N.C., Matt attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and is still continuing to pursue his bachelors degree. He is the Owner & Editor of InterstateQ.com and has been active in LGBT advocacy work since the age of 14.
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