Clay Aiken’s Opponent In Close North Carolina Primary Race Suddenly Dies

Posted by | May 12, 2014 21:17 | Filed under: News Behaving Badly Politics Top Stories

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Keith Crisco, running against Clay Aiken for the Democratic nomination for Congress in North Carolina’s 2nd District, died at age 71 after a fall.

Aiken held a slim lead for the Democratic nomination, with an unofficial tally of 11,649 votes, or 40.8%. Keith Crisco was in second place with 11,277 votes, or 39.5%. In North Carolina, a candidate needs to get more than 40% of the vote to avoid a runoff election.

Clay Aiken, 35, faces an uphill battle in the conservative district that voted for Tea Party-backed Republican incumbent Renee Ellmers 55.9% to 41.4% against her Democratic challenger in 2012. Ellmers criticized Aiken’s move, saying “apparently his performing career isn’t going so well and he’s bored.

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By: Cheston Catalano

Cheston Catalano is a Kentucky-based journalist whose work has been featured in the Chattanooga Times Free Press and the Clarksville Leaf Chronicle. He is a long-time contributor to Liberaland.

12 responses to Clay Aiken’s Opponent In Close North Carolina Primary Race Suddenly Dies

  1. Obewon May 12th, 2014 at 21:47

    It won’t be long until the paranoids chime in with their GOP smear machine via robo-call push-polls. ‘Do you include yourself among the many Midterm voters who think Clay Aiken is a Murderer too?’-Frank Luntz spin zone.

  2. Obewon May 12th, 2014 at 21:47

    It won’t be long until the paranoids chime in with their GOP smear machine & robo-call push-polls. ‘Do you include yourself among the many Midterm voters who think Clay Aiken is a Murderer too?’-Frank Luntz spin zone.

  3. Tolya So May 12th, 2014 at 21:52

    This is going to be funny as hell.
    Aiken is going to lose to a dead guy on a sympathy vote!

    • Shades May 12th, 2014 at 21:56

      What’s funny as hell is your inability to read. The primary election was last week. Aiken has a small lead.

  4. Tolya So May 12th, 2014 at 21:52

    This is going to be funny as hell.
    Aiken is going to lose to a dead guy on a sympathy vote!

    • Shades May 12th, 2014 at 21:56

      What’s funny as hell is your inability to read. The primary election was last week. Aiken has a small lead.

  5. arc99 May 12th, 2014 at 22:32

    “”“apparently his performing career isn’t going so well and he’s bored.””

    that strategy sure worked for Ronald Reagan

  6. arc99 May 12th, 2014 at 22:32

    “”“apparently his performing career isn’t going so well and he’s bored.””

    that strategy sure worked for Ronald Reagan

  7. sunka May 12th, 2014 at 23:04

    Clay will be a great change for North Carolina. Hope he wins.

  8. sunka May 12th, 2014 at 23:04

    Clay will be a great change for North Carolina. Hope he wins.

  9. Budda May 13th, 2014 at 13:06

    Aiken has name recognition and Elmers is a teabagger. We can hope, can’t we?

  10. Budda May 13th, 2014 at 13:06

    Aiken has name recognition and Elmers is a teabagger. We can hope, can’t we?

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