Source: Jim Morrill, NEWS & OBSERVER, 9/13/18


Even before it makes landfall, Hurricane Florence has created a dust-up in the 9th District congressional race.
Democrat Dan McCready Wednesday suspended his campaign because of the storm. “I am ordering the suspension of the campaign. This is not a time to focus on politics, it’s a time to focus on the safety of the people of North Carolina,” he said in a statement. “That’s why we have directed all TV stations to suspend our campaign ads.”

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