Still image from video by Amanda Waterman and Martha Quillin newsobserver.com, from January 20, 2018, Raleigh |
Democrats were incidentally better at it in 2016, too, though by a minuscule margin. In the General Elections of 2016, the NCGOP ran no candidate for 28 NC House seats (the NandO says 29). The Democrats left 27 House seats uncontested (28, according to NandO).
The two major parties two years ago -- dead-even in the candidate recruitment business. The two major parties today -- Democrats pulling ahead.
Footnote
I know I'm just counting the NC House at the moment. I'll get to the Senate eventually.
WataugaWatch Profiles of some of the new Democratic House candidates (since 1/2/18)
http://blog.wataugawatch.net/2018/01/nc-general-assembly-flipping-beast.html
http://blog.wataugawatch.net/2018/01/10-new-democrats-running-for-ncga-in.html
http://blog.wataugawatch.net/2018/01/a-democrat-has-announced-for-45th.html
http://blog.wataugawatch.net/2018/01/four-more-reasons-to-anticipate-next.html
http://blog.wataugawatch.net/2018/01/more-new-hopes-on-horizon.html
http://blog.wataugawatch.net/2018/01/dan-besse-announces-for-nc-house-seat.html
http://blog.wataugawatch.net/2018/01/more-democratic-hope-for-north-carolina.html
http://blog.wataugawatch.net/2018/01/nc-house-district-83-democratic-primary.html
*Published and updated by the NC FreeEnterprise Foundation, led by Jonathan Kappler, an AppState grad
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