Democrats are lining up to challenge incumbents
By Scott Sexton
WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL
Though nearly a year still remains until the 2006 Congressional elections, the clock is already ticking for candidates. Why?
Serious candidates have exploratory committees to form, volunteers to organize and campaign professionals to hire.
Serious candidates also have serious money to raise. Electronic begging and arm-twisting by phone takes time. Running for Congress isn't cheap; a job that pays $158,100 a year can easily cost 10 times that to win.
And though the actual election won't take place until Nov. 7, 2006, two Democratic hopefuls look as if they're planning to run against U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-5th District.
Mayor Allen Joines all but said over the weekend that he's in, and former state Sen. Ted Kaplan confirmed the obvious yesterday when he said that he's been "testing the waters."
WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL
Though nearly a year still remains until the 2006 Congressional elections, the clock is already ticking for candidates. Why?
Serious candidates have exploratory committees to form, volunteers to organize and campaign professionals to hire.
Serious candidates also have serious money to raise. Electronic begging and arm-twisting by phone takes time. Running for Congress isn't cheap; a job that pays $158,100 a year can easily cost 10 times that to win.
And though the actual election won't take place until Nov. 7, 2006, two Democratic hopefuls look as if they're planning to run against U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-5th District.
Mayor Allen Joines all but said over the weekend that he's in, and former state Sen. Ted Kaplan confirmed the obvious yesterday when he said that he's been "testing the waters."
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