Reprinted from the Carteret News Times
What do Democrats Think About Randy Ramsey?
TO THE EDITOR:"As a life-long Democrat, former county party chair, and a current member of the North Carolina Democratic Party State Executive Committee, I thank Randy Ramsey for his donations to Democratic candidates and to the North Carolina Democratic Party.
His donations over the years have helped elect many fine Democrats, and his support of Bev Perdue is almost legendary in Democrat circles.
It does my heart good to see that Republican as he is and that Democrat as I am we can still support the same candidates and programs.
It is no small wonder that at a fundraiser for Gov. Perdue on the Friday of the Seafood Festival last October, held at the Morehead City Country Club, that Gov. Perdue made a point to recognize him and thank him for all his help over the years.
At one time there were many local Republicans that helped Bev Perdue, but by the time of that fundraiser most of them had abandoned her, but not Randy. He was there like he had always been since her days in the NC Senate.
As for the $7,500 he gave to the North Carolina Democratic Party in 2008, it was a Godsend. It helped us elect five members of the Council of State, a lieutenant governor, and the first woman in the history of North Carolina to the office of governor.
2008 was a hard fought election, but with the generous support of people like Randy Ramsey we were even able to carry North Carolina for President Obama.
I thank him again for his generosity, and if he is elected I hope that he will show the same kindness to the Democrats in the state Senate that are now in the minority.
HUGH WILDE”
Sun Journal--Letter to the Editor:
Citing Gov. Bev Perdue’s widespread unpopularity, attorneys for Julia Leigh Sitton and Trawick “Buzzy” Stubbs — who played significant roles in Perdue’s 2008 campaign for governor — have filed motions asking for special treatment during the jury selection process in their upcoming trials. Since Ramsay has also played a significant role in Perdue’s campaign, when will he be indicted? Will he become the state senator and then sent off to jail? The real possibility of this should cause pause for all North Carolinians.
J. E. Parys, New Bern, NC
Jacksonville Daily News: Comparing records provides a clear view--Randy Ramsey's campaign is consistent if nothing else. While he accuses Norm Sanderson of mud-slinging, he has himself wielded a king-sized mud bucket. He gives vague, feel-good references to his intentions and preferences, but his record indicates otherwise. Norm Sanderson, on the other hand, has a record. On bills which had significant opposition, his record is: on delegate bills, he voted Republican 29 out of 32 times; on Senate bills, Republican 11 out of 12; on nine votes on vetoed bills, he voted all nine times to override.
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Jacksonville Daily News: Ramsey proving to be just what many think--If anyone had any doubt about Randy Ramsey's true political leanings, we have a clincher. We have seen more of the endless stream of slick mailers and now radio attack ads targeting Norm Sanderson. The strange thing is that these attacks only go to show that Ramsey is exactly what a number of us have been saying for weeks, that he is really a liberal just like the folks he has been supporting. The misinformation mailers say that Sanderson voted to implement Obama-care. Anyone who follows North Carolina politics knows this is pure bull as Sanderson co-sponsored the Health Care Freedom Act, which would have outlawed Obama-care in North Carolina. Unfortunately, Ramsey’s best political friend, Gov. Bev Perdue, vetoed it!
Continued: http://www.jdnews.com/articles/ramsey-103259-proving-randy.html
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