Word: shuler
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North Carolina: Charles Taylor (R) v. Heath Shuler...
...Democrats have for the last decade struggled to win in the South, but they think Heath Shuler may be the candidate to start a new tradition in this western North Carolina district. Shuler not only was a football star, both in North Carolina in high school and then at the University of Tennessee, but he's also anti-abortion and frequently talks about his hunting, which has helped him appeal to conservative and rural voters in this area. Taylor, an eight-term incumbent, says he would be much more influential for the district than Shuler, because he sits...
...that Taylor, 65, faces such a tough fight, the race is getting predictably ugly. His campaign has mounted an attack ad campaign against Shuler, with the first volley fired over how Shuler failed to pay some $69,000 in taxes for a business he was involved in. "This is the same playbook the Republicans have used for years and no one takes it seriously anymore," says Andrew Whalen, Shuler's communication director. Whalen pointed to Taylor's own problems over taxes: widely believed to be the largest private landowner in western North Carolina, Taylor has had drawn-out legal battles...
...touch with western North Carolina priorities," Sarah Feinberg, a spokesperson for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, told TIME. She pointed to his recent non-vote during the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). Taylor had originally said he would vote against the free trade agreement with Central America - which Shuler's camp claims has cost the region jobs - but abstained when he said an electronic glitch prevented his vote from registering. "There have been few as important votes to western North Carolina as the vote on CAFTA and all of a sudden he can't find his voting card?" Feinberg...
...with many races this year, illegal immigration is shaping up to be a key issue in the 11th district, where many agricultural businesses, including Christmas trees, rely on immigrant labor. Taylor's first radio commercial has painted Shuler as being soft on illegal immigration, and the Republican Party has backed it up with illegal immigration billboards scattered around Asheville and western North Carolina. For his part, Shuler claims to be as tough on illegal immigration as Taylor...