Democrats flipped House seats all over the country, but here in North Carolina, where all right-minded people are Southern Baptists who know it all went wrong when a talking snake tricked a gullible woman into stealing a bad piece of fruit, a Baptist pastor flipped a Democratic seat<\/a>.<\/p>\n Democratic candidate Dan McCready conceded to Republican opponent Mark Harris in North Carolina\u2019s District 9 race Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n McCready did not make an announcement after Tuesday\u2019s election. At midnight, the race was separated by just under 2,000 votes.<\/p>\n [ … ]<\/p>\n Mark Harris, former pastor of First Baptist Church in Charlotte, defeated incumbent Robert Pittenger in the Republican primary for the 9th District seat in May.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Notice that: The Republicans refused to re-nominate the incumbent and gave the nomination to an untried candidate, a pastor, who (barely) prevailed. So there you go: Most of America is sick of the Loony Right — but not here in the Tarheel state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Democrats flipped House seats all over the country, but here in North Carolina, where all right-minded people are Southern Baptists who know it all went wrong when a talking snake tricked a gullible woman into stealing a bad piece of … Continue reading \n