In the legislature, the power grabs escalated as Republican lawmakers feared losing their supermajority under the new, non-discriminatory election districts. “They spend all their time figuring out how to stay in power,” Earls commented. In fact, her campaign speeches listed several bills that Republicans passed to handicap her candidacy. Two separate bills moved Earls’ name to the very bottom of the ballot. One of them canceled the primary, and a subsequent bill tried to change the rules for getting on the ballot. After the primary was canceled, a conservative dark money group mailed postcards to Democratic attorneys
Anita Earls will definitely face some dirty tricks from her opponents this year. The last time she was on the ballot, Republican legislators passed 5 different laws to make it harder for her to win. #ncpol #anitaearls
