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>>> THIS WEEK, EARLY VOTING BEGAN IN THE NINTH DISTRICT, PRIMARY ONLY FOR REPUBLICANS.
THERE ARE 10 OF THEM RUNNING.
HALF OF THEM DON'T LIVE IN THE
DISTRICT WHICH WE SHOULD SAY IS
LEGAL.
VOTER TURNOUT NOT EXPECTED TO
BE HIGH, TYPICALLY NOT FOR A
SPECIAL ELECTION.
VOTERS MAY SUFFER FROM VOTER
FATIGUE.
>> IT IS NOT GOING TO BE
ANYWHERE NEAR 50% WHAT WE SAW
IN 2018, PROBABLY IN THE
POTENTIAL LOW 30s.
AGAIN, THAT WILL MAKE A MAJOR
DIFFERENCE.
>> A LOT OF FOLKS DON'T THINK
IT WILL GET CLOSE TO THAT
EITHER.
BY THE WAY, GET THIS FOLKS,
THIS IS CRAZY.
THE FIRST PERSON TO VOTE IN
BLADEN COUNTY, McCRAE DOWLESS.
ARGUABLY THE PERSON SAID IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR HAVING TO DO
ANOTHER ELECTION.
FOR THOSE IN THE NINTH
DISTRICT, EARLY VOTING TAKES
PLACE THROUGH MAY 10.
THE PRIMARY ELECTION HELD MAY
14.
THE McCRAE DOWLESS STUFF IS
CRAZY.
IT SEEMS LIKE THERE ARE AS MANY
PEOPLE RUNNING FOR THE NINTH
DISTRICT AS THERE ARE DEMOCRATS
RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT AT THIS
POINT.
>> THAT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE BY
THE WAY.
>> I'M SURPRISED WE COULD FIT
THEM ALL ON THE SCREEN AT ONE
TIME.
DO YOU GET THE FEELING YOUR
PARTY IS COALESCING AROUND ONE
PERSON AT THIS POINT?
10 IS A LOT OF PEOPLE.
>> I THINK THE ANSWER IS YES TO
THAT, I THINK DAN BISHOP IS THE
FRONT RUNNER, ANYONE THAT HAS
KNOWLEDGE OF THE NINTH DISTRICT
WOULD SAY THAT, HE HAS RAN A
VERY AGGRESSIVE CAMPAIGN,
OBVIOUSLY KNOWN IN THE
CHARLOTTE AREA.
THIS DISTRICT AS YOU WELL KNOW,
ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE EASTERN
PART OF THE STATE, INTO
ROBINSON AND BLADEN COUNTY, A
LONG WAY FROM THE CHARLOTTE
MEDIA MARKET.
TO GET NO ONE IN THAT AREA OF
THE STATE, THE VOTES IN UNION
AND MECKLENBURG.
I EXPECT SENATOR BISHOP WILL BE
THE FRONT-RUNNER.
THE QUESTION IS, CAN ANYBODY
GET THE 30%?
>> OF COURSE.
THAT IS THE OTHER QUESTION.
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT IT, YOUR
PERSON, YOUR GUY GOOD TO GO TO
THE GENERAL HOW DO YOU FEEL
LOOKING AT THESE CANDIDATES?
>> WHEN I'M LOOKING AT THEM,
I'M ALSO LOOKING AT WHAT
CLEARLY SEEMS TO BE A BACKLASH
OF THE OLD GUARD.
THAT IS WHY I THINK IT WILL BE
A CHALLENGE FOR THEM, EVEN
THOUGH DAN BISHOP AND I HAVE A
GREAT RELATIONSHIP AND I
RESPECT THE WORK HE HAS DONE.
I THINK MATTHEW RIGHT AND HOW
ARE WILL DO A LOT BETTER THAN
PEOPLE ARE ANTICIPATING BECAUSE
HE DOES HAVE NAME RECOGNITION,
SPECIFICALLY IN THE LARGER
VOTING AREAS OF MECKLENBURG AND
UNION AND HAD A REALLY
CONSISTENT RECORD WITH THE
COUNTY AND SOMEONE GOING ON
WITH LOCAL KNOWLEDGE AND
EXPERIENCE WHERE YOU ARE SEEING
A PUSH TO HAVE MORE LOCAL
VOICES, LOCAL ELECTED VOICES IN
THESE RECEIPTS AS OPPOSED TO
PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN CAREER
POLITICIANS.
>> SOMEONE ELSE IN THE RACE
COMING OUT WITH A NEW AD THIS
WEEK, IT IS FROM UNION COUNTY
COMMISSIONER, STONY RUSHING.
I PROMISED YOU, YOU HAVE NEVER
SEEN POLITICAL AD LIKE THIS.
>> DO THEY THINK I'M ACTUALLY
AFRAID OF THE SWAMP?
HI, I'M STONY RUSHING, THE SAME
ESTABLISHED INSIDERS THAT
FOUGHT AGAINST PRESIDENT TRUMP
WANT TO KEEP ME OUT OF
WASHINGTON TOO.
I'M FLATTERED BUT WHEN YOU GROW
UP IN THE COUNTRY, YOU LEARN TO
DEAL WITH THINGS THAT COME OUT
OF THE SWAMP.
THEY ARE RIGHT TO BE AFRAID
BECAUSE I'M NOT COMING TO
SUPPORT LOBBYISTS AND INSIDERS.
I'M COMING TO FIGHT FOR THE
NINTH DISTRICT.
>> WE DO WANT TO REMIND YOU, HE
HAS THE ENDORSEMENT OF MARK
HARRIS, WHO APPEAR TO WIN THE
NINTH DISTRICT BEFORE ALL THE
HUBBUB AND CONTROVERSY STARTED.
WAYNE, BACK TO YOU.
HE IS TALKING ABOUT THE SWAMP.
YOU KNOW, THAT IS WHAT DONALD
TRUMP RAN ON AND RAN ON IT
EFFECTIVELY AND HE IS LITERALLY
IN THE SWAMP.
>> I THINK THAT AD IS OKAY
UNTIL THE SNAKE COMES OUT.
HE LOST ME THEN.
THAT IS A LITTLE ODD TO ME.
I THINK THE SWAMP MESSAGE IS
CORRECT, I BELIEVE PEOPLE ARE
TIRED OF CAREER POLITICIANS.
BUT YOU DON'T HAVE A CAREER
POLITICIAN IN THIS RACE, YOU
HAVE SOMEONE THAT SERVES LIKE
SENATOR BISHOP.
YOU HAVE NOT HAVING SOMEONE
THAT SERVED IN CONGRESS 20 OR
30 YEARS ON CAPITOL HILL AS A
FULL-TIME JOB.
I THINK THIS AD, IT IS LIKE A
WEB AD, I DON'T THINK IT IS
RUNNING ON TV.
HOW MANY PEOPLE SEE THAT, WHAT
KIND OF MESSAGE IS THAT,
OBVIOUSLY THE MESSAGE IS KIND
OF OUT THERE I THINK, A LITTLE
ODD TO ME, MAYBE IT WORKS.
>> I HOPE, HE WAS SPEAKING TO
YOU.
>> WE MAKE CRACKS ABOUT THE
POLITICAL AD.
MY PRODUCER AND I, SPENCER, WE
DECIDED IT WAS INTERESTING
ENOUGH.
>> I WILL GIVE YOU THAT.
>> AS YOU AS A DEMOCRAT, DO YOU
LIKE TO SEE THAT?
>> NO, I WANT TO HEAR ABOUT
YOUR POLICY.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, BOTH
PARTIES HAVE FAILED THE
COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.
WHEN WE SEE BIPARTISAN WORK,
THAT IS WHEN WE MOVE THE NATION
FORWARD, WHEN WE MOVE LOCAL
MUNICIPALITIES FORWARD.
THIS WHOLE IDEA OF I'M JUST
ANTI-IS NOT A GOOD IDEA FOR THE
NATION.
TELL US EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT
TO DO.
WHAT IS YOUR POLICY?
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO MOVE
TOWARDS, THE NINTH DISTRICT IS
A VERY DIVERSE DISTRICT.
DON'T SPEAK TO ONE SEGMENT OF
YOUR DISTRICT, SPEAK TO ALL,
TELL ME ABOUT JOBS.
TELL ME ABOUT MEDICARE BECAUSE
THAT IS NOT JUST FOR WORKING
FOR AND CHRONICALLY POOR
PEOPLE.
>> YOU CERTAINLY HAVE
GERRYMANDERING DISTRICTS THAT
ARE VERY REPUBLICAN OR VERY
DEMOCRAT.
THIS IS ONE THAT IS MORE
CONSERVATIVE BUT IS A TOSSUP.
>> IT COULD BE A TOSSUP.
THIS IS FOR THE DEMOCRAT AND
REPUBLICAN, TELL ME WHAT YOUR
PLATFORM IS AS FAR AS ISSUES
AND POLICY AND WHAT YOU ARE
GOING TO DO TO MAKE NORTH
CAROLINA