by Pam Spaulding
Pam’s House Blend

North Carolina U.S. Senate candidate Jim Neal stopped by Pam’s House Blend last night to do his first forum ever on an LGBT blog. It was a whirlwind hour of Q&A with Blenders.

As liveblogging is a virtual speed session, and Jim Neal was peppered with a ton of questions on a wide range of issues — not just LGBT ones — I’m posting this summary (and cleaned up typos) for easy reading:

What North Carolinians are looking for in a Senator:
North Carolinians– like the rest of the USA– are fed up with professional politicians. They are disillusioned– the approval ratings for the Dem Party is below that of the President. They want leaders who offer real solutions to the war, economic security and rising health care costs.

Some Washington insiders think I should get out of the race– but my opponents don’t have the advantage I do of genuine outsider status. I’m not a politician and I’m proud of that. It’s my strong suit– but it makes me more dependent on the financial support of people just like all of you– be it big or small dollars.

I’ve had to balance and draw up budgets for small and big businesses. I’ve worked in the private sector and not inside a political bubble. We have to spend within our means– and this Administration and its political enablers like Mrs. Dole in the Congress don’t have a clue as to how to do that.

Read the full post on Pam’s House Blend