North Carolina politics went viral a few different ways last week. The first was the Sheriff Garry McFadden clip where he couldn’t answer how many branches of government there are. I’m certain you’ve seen it at this point. I was watching the hearing live, and it was a brutally painful exchange — but I never dreamed it would get as huge as it did.
The second one was less dramatic, but still made national news: Congressional candidate Kate Barr saying on camera that she’s “not a real Republican” and is entering the GOP race as a way to protest gerrymandering.
She’s running in the primary against U.S. Rep. Tim Moore in the 14th Congressional District that stretches from western Mecklenburg County out through the foothills.
Some people were extremely mad online about it, though it’s not exactly breaking news. To be honest, I don’t really get the outrage. People act like they just learned that party labels are strategic tools.
Rather than cry about deceit and trickery, the proper response is a…
