A race to watch?
From The Hill …
As the political climate has turned sour for Republicans, Rep. Charles Taylor (R-N.C.) finds himself trailing his Democratic challenger by tens of thousands of dollars, dogged by ethics charges and running in an increasingly Democratic district.
Former NFL quarterback Heath Shuler (D) is challenging Taylor, in the 11st District, in rural, western North Carolina.
At the end of the third quarter, Shuler had $248,957 in the bank while Taylor had just $19,369, according to Federal Election Commission reports.
During the same period, Shuler raised $263,642; Taylor took in $134,791.
Taylor, you’ll remember, is the fella who couldn’t quite come up with a straight story about whether he voted yes or no or even voted at all on CAFTA. Have to imagine Shuler will want to bring up that bizarre story.
