Cabarrus Cheap Seats

I’ve never heard of these people, does anybody know them?
Barry Richards
Jim Rhinehart
Larry Burrage
Archie Barnhardt (OK, think about it - we could have Barnhart and Banhardt on next November’s ticket - wasn’t that the plot to an Eddie Murphy movie?)

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Cabarrus County Republican Men’s Club will meet at Troutman’s Bar-B-Que,
on Highway 601 By Pass at 7 p.m. on Thursday, February 28. We will hold a
legislative forum for candidates for the GOP Nomination for the NC House
and Senate from Cabarrus County.
Come early for a BBQ Buffet for $7.
CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTIONS

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OK, a lot has happened since we last visited this:

Jim Johnson has filed for Fletcher Hartsell’s seat. Will Hartsell set a record for beating the greatest number of people in an election?
There’s a primary fight in the GOP. Liz Poole and Marcy Hiers filed. That makes it a four-way race for two [...]

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Friday is the last day to file; but let’s see what’s happened lately:

The incumbents (Charles Mitchell & Doris Buchanan) for the two open Kannapolis School Board seats are up for reelection
Holly Blackwelder gives the GOP a shot at a complete ticket for County Commissioner.

Alright, Cheap Seats fans - let’s hear some predictions.  Will Jeff Barnhart [...]

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You can watch the action as it happens, here.
Here are the highlights:
- Libertarians make an early showing with Mike Helms AND Thomas Hill challenging Fletcher Hartsell
- Who are these people: Wendell Fant and John Stanley?
- Place your bets now: Barnhart vs. Pittman.  The outcome is predictable…what’s the spread?

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This is a classic case of “What would you do?”
In one of his first interviews since the trial, Rose (the jury foreman) said the jury’s deliberations were challenging as the panel weighed 35 days of testimony and conflicting expert opinions on the fire.
The bigger challenge, Rose said, came when the jury had to decide if [...]

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In May 2004, 6,247 Cabarrus Republicans went to the polls and 3,358 of them casted their vote for a challenger: Joni Juba.  The next runner up was incumbent Bob Carruth with 2416 votes.  Incumbent Commissioner Richard Suggs got 1,690 votes: a little more than half of Juba’s.
While many would see that as a crushing [...]

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