August 07, 2006
House Race Hotline Update: Gas Pains
One of the most creative campaign events this cycle took place last Thursday in Biscoe, NC where teacher Larry Kissell (D) is paying for motorists to receive $1.22/gallon gas -- the same price it was when Rep. Robin Hayes (R-NC 08) was elected. Over 500 cars have lined up for the promotion, effectively shutting down the town of 1,700. And the local radio and TV stations have been highlighting the event, giving the campaign free publicity. The Kissell campaign is subsidizing the promotion, even though it only had $79K CoH at the end of the 2ndQ.
Kissell is still a long-shot candidate without the financial resources to compete against Hayes' $1M CoH. He's not on the DCCC's "Red to Blue" list and the race isn't viewed by them as a possible pickup. But other, better-funded second-tier candidates who are struggling to get press attention would be well-served by looking "outside the box" for campaign promotions like this. [JOSH KRAUSHAAR] 
Posted at 12:01 PM
Comments
Larry Kissell will take NC-08. The DCCC will win a lot of friends in NC if it gets behind Larry now.
Greg Flynn | 08.07.06 02:46 PM
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Larry is definitely going to suprise the DCCC. Rahm Emmanuel is going to get a good lesson in how the Democratic Party has done so well. From Grassroots and not being dictated by Party Bosses. Anyone remember Shirley Chisholm D-NY from the 70's? DCCC take heed.
Dave Buckland | 08.09.06 10:55 PM
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