Jim Neal for Senate 2008

10/14/2015

Jim Neal, the Democratic dark horse challenging Republican U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole, disclosed over the weekend that he is gay -- making him one of the nation's few openly homosexual candidates for a statewide office. Neal, 50, a Chapel Hill investment banker, discussed his sexual orientation during…

10/14/2015

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10/14/2015

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10/14/2015

State Democratic Chair Jerry Meek acknowledged that the timing of the various announcements "was unfortunate and led to a misperception" that top Democrats are afraid of a gay candidate.

10/14/2015

In today’s Raleigh News & Observer, there’s a long profile by Sadia Latifi, “Blogger gets respect: Durham resident writes on progressive issues.” It’s a good look at the blog, with quite a bit of personal background included. Actually, I didn’t think most of the information I gave to Ms. Latifi

10/14/2015

This is priceless. Last week at the Young Democrats convention her in NC there was a private reception with Clintonista and DLC tool James Carville and local pols.

10/10/2015

The N.C. Baptist State Convention never called. Jim Neal finished second in the North Carolina US Senate Democratic primary. His candidacy was undermined by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) over fears that a gay person could not win in the South. Though the DSCC denied the claim, its bias was an open secret. Pulitzer-Prize wining cartoonist Kevin Siers at the The Charlotte Observer captured the clash in this hilarious spoof.

10/10/2015

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) REFUSES to support Jim Neal, an openly gay candidate in North Carolina running for US Senate. Something fishy seems to be going on. Is the DSCC interfering in a ...