For the second primary election in a row, an often overlooked race figures to be one of the more hotly contested events on the ballot.
While a lot of attention will be directed toward races in the state Legislature, the U.S. Representative race, City Council and county commission, the precinct committee seats for the Campbell County Republican Party Central Committee have attracted unprecedented interest.
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It's nice to see so many people decide to become involved in government. If you sit and watch, you are certain to get outcomes you don't like. I am amused by Sage Bear's assertion that so many Democrats are going over to the Republican side because they feel alienated by the extremes of their party. Truth is Democrats would like to interject some measure of reality into the Republican party which has been derailed by the Trump train.
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