Bloviations

The Onslow County Board of Commissioners wishes all the County residents a happy holiday.

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The Jacksonville Daily News website has a poll related to the Register of Deeds pay controversy. Go vote. It’s fun.
It appears that the Onslow County Board of Commissioners has no interest in discussing Becky Pollard’s pay during their December 15th meeting.
Says Commission Chairman W.C. Jarman:
"It is not on the tentative agenda and as far [...]

Even before Ms. Becky Pollard was sworn in as Onslow County’s Register of Deeds, her husband, former State Senator and former member of the NC Department of Transportation Board, Tommy Pollard was lobbying the Onslow County Board of Commissioners to give his wife a raise.
Lindell Kay reports in the Jacksonville Daily News:
Tommy Pollard passed out [...]

It’s been 4 days since Election Day. I haven’t updated the Elections Page, but I will. There’s just been a lot to process (politically and otherwise) for me.
Senator Barack Obama won by a pretty large margin (his 53% to McCain’s 46%). Check out President-Elect Obama’s Transition Office’s website for more information on his transition staff and [...]

All of Onslow’s 24 precincts are counted.
President: McCain leads 59% to Obama’s 39%.
Senate: Dole leads 51% to Hagan’s 44%.
NC-03: Jones, Jr. leads 63% to Weber’s 36%.
NC Governor: Perdue leads 50% to McCrory’s 45%.
Onslow County Commissioners: Ikner, Jarman, Keller, Padgett, Midgett lead.
Sales tax referendum is failing 55% to 44%.

NC’s presidential race has tightened into a virtual tie. Obama and McCain at 49%.
Senator Elizabeth Dole has conceded her seat and will return to Washington, D.C. in January. Kay Hagan will be the Junior Senator from North Carolina.
The Onslow County Commissioner race has shifted: Ikner, Jarman, Padgett, Midgett, Keller now lead.

Obama still leads McCain in the state (50% to 48%) but trails in Onslow (43% to McCain’s 56%).
Hagan leads Dole in the state (52% to 43%) but trails in Onslow (46% to Dole’s 49%).
Jones, Jr. leads Weber in NC-03 (67% to 32%) and Onslow (60% 39%).
Council of State races looking Democratic in the state, mixed [...]

As of 9pm:
President: Obama still leads McCain in NC 50% to 48%.
Senate: CNN and MSNBC called Hagan over Dole. Hagan leads 53% to 43%.
NC Governor: Perdue is leading McCrory 50% to 46%
NC-03: Jones, Jr leading over Weber 65% to 35%.
Council of State races looking very Democratic.
Onslow County Commissioners: Padgett, Ikner, Jarman, Wright, Midgett in [...]

President:

Obama/Biden (DEM) 44.34% 13,034
McCain/Palin (REP) 55.02% 16,174

Senate:

Kay Hagan (DEM) 46.50% 13,414
Elizabeth Dole (REP) 49.28% 14,215

U.S. House NC-03:

Craig Weber (DEM) 40.22% 11,421
Walter B. Jones (REP) 59.78% 16,972

NC Governor:

Bev Perdue (DEM) 55.07% 15,872
Pat McCrory (REP) 41.33% 11,913

Onslow Commissioners: (following 5 are in the lead)

Padgett
Ikner
Wright
Jarman
Midgett

Sales Tax Referendum:

FOR 43.26% 11,239
AGAINST 56.74% 14,744

We all know Tuesday is Election Day here in the U.S. I’m sure it’s an election that the world will be watching, as well as very nervous Americans.
I’ll be posting frequent updates here (probably every half-hour to hour) and will be Twittering updates as well.
The races I’ll be paying particular attention to are:

President of the [...]