The Worst Of The NC GOP Goes Down In Flames...

I almost missed this piece of good news amid the celebration of all the other Democratic triumphs on Tuesday.

Vernon Robinson set to lose council post

Vernon Robinson, a hard-nose GOP voice on the Winston-Salem City Council for eight years, was headed to a sound election defeat yesterday to Democrat Molly Leight.

The election of Molly Leight, a political newcomer, would give the Democrats a 7-1 advantage on the council. With 11 of the 13 South Ward precincts reporting, Leight had about twice as many votes as Robinson.

Vernon Robinson ran for US Congress last year, but lost in the GOP primary to Virginia Foxx, another bonafide political gem.

The Winston-Salem Journal said this about Robinson:

"Jesse Helms is back! This time he is black."

Honestly, I don't know who makes out worse in that comparison.

For a nice listing of Mr. Robinson's assorted viewpoints, take a look at the "Issues" page from his campaign website, and breathe a nice sigh of relief that the black Jesse Helms has about as much clout politically as the white one...
- posted by Brian @ 10:55 AM