About
Trail Mix, the campaign blog of the Winston-Salem Journal, is a conversation about North Carolina's elections in 2008. Come here for news and analysis on the U.S. Senate race, the governor's race and all the other statewide races. We'll also follow John Edwards as he makes his second run for the White House.
Trail Mix is written by James Romoser, the Journal's Raleigh reporter. Got a tip? E-mail me at .
Other N.C. Blogs
- The Raleigh Press Corps
- Under the Dome
- Capital Beat
- Capital Letters
- Isaac Hunter's Tavern
- This Old State
- Political Connections
- Paul O'Connor
- Let's Talk Politics with Andrew Mackie
- Pundits, Partisans & Polls
- Public Policy Polling
- Talking About Politics
- BlueNC
- NC Republican Roundtable
- Progressive Pulse
- The Soup
- Exile on Jones Street
- John Hood
- Piedmont Publius
- The Locker Room
- Red Clay Citizen
- NC Politico
- Watauga Watch
- Ed Cone
- Katy's Conservative Corner
- Wayne's World
- The Primary Source
The Candidates
Here’s a list of the 2008 campaigns I’ll be covering here at Trail Mix. The list includes the presidential race, the U.S. Senate race in North Carolina, the Congressional race in Northwest North Carolina, and the 10 races for executive-branch posts in state government. Know of a candidate who’s not on the list? E-mail me at .
* denotes an incumbent
President
- Democrats
- Hillary Rodham Clinton
- Barack Obama
- Republicans
- Mike Huckabee
- John McCain
- Ron Paul
U.S. Senate
- Democrats
- Kay Hagan
- Jim Neal
- John Ross Hendrix
- Duskin Lassiter
- Howard Staley
- Republicans
- Elizabeth Dole*
U.S. House Of Representatives (5th District Of North Carolina)
- Democrats
- Roy Carter
- Diane Hamby
- Republicans
- Virginia Foxx*
Governor
- Democrats
- Beverly Perdue
- Richard Moore
- Dennis Nielsen
- Republicans
- Bob Orr
- Bill Graham
- Fred Smith
- Pat McCrory
- Libertarians
- Mike Munger
Lieutenant Governor
- Democrats
- Dan Besse
- Walter Dalton
- Hampton Dellinger
- Pat Smathers
- Republicans
- Robert Pittenger
- Greg Dority
- Jim Snyder (considering running)
State Treasurer
- Democrats
- David Young
- Janet Cowell
- Chris Mintz
- Michael Weisel
- Republicans
- Dale Folwell
- Bill Daughtridge
Attorney General
- Democrats
- Roy Cooper*
- Republicans
- Bob Crumley
Secretary Of State
- Democrats
- Elaine Marshall*
- Republicans
- Jack Sawyer
Superintendent Of Public Instruction
- Democrats
- June Atkinson*
- Eddie Davis
- Republicans
- Joe Johnson
State Auditor
- Democrats
- Fred Aikens
- Beth Wood
- Republicans
- Les Merritt*
Commissioner Of Agriculture
- Democrats
- Ronnie Ansley
- Republicans
- Steve Troxler*
Commissioner Of Insurance
- Democrats
- Jim Long*
- Republicans
- (none announced)
Commissioner Of Labor
- Democrats
- Robin Anderson
- Ty Richardson
- Republicans
- Cherie Berry*
Quote of the Moment
“If she somehow or another won here, it would be the upset of the century. You’re talking about 100-to-1 odds on that.”
-- Ace Smith, Hillary Clinton’s state director in North Carolina, on Clinton’s chances in the May 6 primary
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