by Gordon Smith,
Scrutiny Hooligans

Jim Neal, Democratic Party candidate for the U.S. Senate, has been in Asheville for the last few days meeting people and stirring support. He was the first Democrat to declare his intention to run against Elizabeth “No Show” Dole, though NC State Senator Kay Hagan jumped in fairly quickly thereafter.

Along with Anne Walch and Joel Schechet, I met Jim Neal at the Earth Fare cafe for a chat. Neal quickly removed his tie and asked us which issues we were most concerned about. For an hour and a half we peppered the candidate with questions, and our discussions took us from Health Care to Nuclear Nonproliferation to Mental Health Services. Well-spoken and forthright, the candidate impressed me as the real deal. We’ve got a race.

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