Don't kid yourself Basnight has the power.  I am sorry for anyone who has lost a loved one and that takes a little of the steam out of you but Basnight is no one to play around with. 

The Republican senators bragged they would raise a million dollars to help new seantors win in 2004, it was a flop. Check the campaign finance reports and see how much was raised and spent. Basnight personally raised more money for the senatorial campaign than all the Rep senators combined, in 2004.  Easley may be the governor but Mark Basnight runs the state as everyone on the political scene knows.

We haven't elected a Republican gov since 1992 and given the political climate we are not going to have a Rep gov in 2008.  Moore or Perdue, flip a coin you will get the same leadership we have had in the past. 

The primary will be the most important race for governor in 2008.  The Dem who wins will go on to be the governor.  This is why it is so important for  people of NC to vote in the primary, registering as an unafiliated voter allows one to vote in either the Dem or Rep primary and if you want a conservative Dem there is one available. 

Colonel Dennis Nielsen