Political parties gear up for election

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August 17, 2012

Political parties gear up for election

Staff Writer MIRANDA BAINES The Daily Southerner Fri Aug 17, 2012, 03:30 PM EDT

TARBORO — Members of both the Democratic and Republican parties in Edgecombe County are gearing up for the November presidential election.

The Democratic Party held its executive committee meeting Saturday at the county administrative building.

“Our main focus at this stage is registering voters. It’s very important at this stage,” said Allen Mitchell, the county’s Democratic chair. “Voter turnout for a presidential election is really good. We’re expecting big numbers.”

Jerry Spruell, director of the county’s board of elections, said the voter turnout in the 2008 presidential election was 69 percent.

“I think it was an excellent turnout,” he said.

Mitchell said mobilizing is more challenging for the party this election year because of the redistricting that took place as part of the 2010 U.S. Census. The southwestern portion of the county is in the 13th Congressional District, while the northeastern portion is in the 1st District.

“They may be able to divide the county, but they can’t divide our vote,” said Mitchell. “We will be electing Democrats up and down the ticket.”

At Saturday’s meeting, the party elected Mitchell and Robert Byrd as representatives for the 1st Congressional District and Martha Johnson and Gladys Shelton as representatives for the 13th Congressional District.

“Things that significantly impact our lives, our families, our children, our communities can only be met through the Democratic agenda,” Johnson said. “Our party is the party for the people.”

The majority of Edgecombe County’s registered voters are Democrat (28,560 out of 38,447), according to the board of elections. The breakdown of other registered voters is Republican – 6,071, unaffiliated – 3,780, and Libertarian –36.

While the numbers are in the Democratic Party’s favor in Edgecombe County, James Proctor, chair of the county’s Republican party, said he is optimistic this will be a good year for the party in North Carolina. He also feels confident the 13th Congressional District will elect a Republican Congressman — George Holding — in the fall.

“I think it’s going to be a very interesting [presidential] campaign and I was very pleased with Mitt Romney’s vice presidential choice. I think Paul Ryan is the future of the party and I’m very impressed with him,” said Proctor. “The current administration has been running 1.2 trillion dollar deficits and we definitely need somebody who could get the budget under control.”

Proctor said the county’s Republican party plans to make phone calls and send out volunteers to knock on doors on a Saturday in September to encourage people to vote in the upcoming election.

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