Neal is last Dem standing for seat
Financial adviser is political newcomer
By
News & Observer
When the big boys of the Democratic Party looked at next year’s race against Republican Sen. Elizabeth Dole, they said “no thanks.”
But where others saw dangerous political shoals, Jim Neal, a 50-year-old former Wall Street investment banker, saw a political opportunity.
“Fortune favors the bold,” Neal said in an interview. “If there is one thing I’ve got, I’m fearless, I’ve got a lot of guts and I’m a fighter.” He doesn’t care “what the polls say right now about Elizabeth Dole versus Jim Neal or any other opponent.”
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