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Poll Wars: Dem Official Dumped Tea On Man, Kicked Him In The Groin

All four booths are occupied at the Mountain View polling place at Bethel United Church of Christ in Mountain View, N.C. on Tuesday, May 6, 2014, as voters head to the polls to cast their votes in the primaries. (AP ... All four booths are occupied at the Mountain View polling place at Bethel United Church of Christ in Mountain View, N.C. on Tuesday, May 6, 2014, as voters head to the polls to cast their votes in the primaries. (AP Photo/The Charlotte Observer, Jeff Willhelm) MAGS OUT; TV OUT; NEWSPAPER INTERNET ONLY MORE LESS
By Catherine Thompson
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November 5, 2014 12:41 p.m.
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Tensions were running high in North Carolina Tuesday night, and not just between Sen. Kay Hagan (D) and her Republican challenger Thom Tillis.

The chairwoman of the Stokes County Democratic Party was arrested Tuesday at a polling place after getting into an argument about politics with another man, police told local TV station WFMY.

Chairwoman Vivian Fulk got into an altercation with a man who said Fulk started name-calling, then dumped a cup of tea on him and kicked him in the groin, according to police Chief Paula May.

May said she wasn’t sure if the man was a poll worker, a volunteer, or a voter.

Fulk was charged with misdemeanor simple assault and was released pending a Dec. 9 court date, according to WFMY.

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Catherine Thompson (@kt_thomps)  Catherine Thompson is a senior editor for Talking Points Memo in New York City. She came to the site in 2013 and reported on national affairs. Previously, she worked as a research assistant to investigative reporter Wayne Barrett. She can be reached at catherine@talkingpointsmemo.com.
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