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Harold Johnson, second place runner-up in North Carolina’s 8th district Republican primary, has challenged winner Tim D’Annunzio to a runoff election. Tim received nearly 37% of the vote, and beat Mr. Johnson by nearly 1,000 votes.
According to the Charlotte Observer, the last statewide runoff in 2008 resulted in a voter turnout of less than 2 percent.
Turnout in Mecklenburg County was so low – half of 1 percent – that each vote cost taxpayers $121.
At a time when North Carolina is facing budget shortfalls and families are forced to make tough choices, Harold Johnson has no problem spending taxpayers’ money. If he makes decisions like this now, what will he do with your money when elected?
“It seems to me it’s pretty hard to justify runoffs given the very low voter participation,” says Michael Crowell, a professor at the UNC School of Government. “It seldom changes the outcome, and the winner of the runoff usually has fewer votes than most of the people who ran in the first primary.” (charlotte observer, 5/9/2010)
The political machine in Raleigh is willing to do whatever it takes to get their candidate elected – even if it affects your personal pocketbook.
So you decide – is Harold Johnson’s challenge worth $5 MILLION to you, the North Carolina taxpayer, when 8th district voters favored Tim D’Annunzio by a clear and convincing 1,000 votes?
Text 5MIL to 54608 to sign up for mobile updates and give your ideas on how North Carolina should be better allocating taxpayer dollars.
