(NC-13) Miller won't seek another term in Congress

[supernova]

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Washington — Thirteenth District Congressman Brad Miller will not run for re-election, he said in a statement released to his supporters early Thursday.

The five-term member of the U.S. House said North Carolina's Republican-controlled legislature "dismantled" his district when they redrew voting maps in July.

The new maps put Miller into the 4th District with political ally and fellow Democrat David Price. Miller said Thursday he didn't want to run against Price.

“I told David within a week of the election last year that, with the Republicans in control of redistricting, we would almost certainly be drawn into the same district,” Miller said in his statement. “I had two choices: Run in a primary with David or not seek another term.”

more... http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/10646398/

Dammit! This is not good. I was not looking forward to having to choose between Brad Miller and David Price. But who will we get to fill the slot now?

[muriel_volestrangler]

1. dupe of existing thread

http://www.democraticunderground.com/101435627

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

2. Isn't Brad Miller just about as conservative as a Republican?

[zazen]

3. absolutely not

Price was a founding member of the DLC.

Brad's been fighting the big banks since 2004 and was at the Occupy planning meeting in Raleigh--the first elected official to show up at any Occupy meeting, on the record. He got the endorsement of Daily Kos and some other left wing organizations, and Alan Grayson and Elizabeth Warren support(ed) him.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

4. Thanks! I may be confusing him with David Price.

[zazen]

5. well, Price has tried to move to the left

Whether that was heartfelt or political calculation I can't say. I wouldn't call him as Blue Dog as Heath Shuler, for example, but he's nowhere near the thorn in the side of the 1% that Brad is.

[TheWraith]

7. Rated 94% by the NAACP, 95% by the LCV, 100% by the AFL-CIO,

100% by HRC, and on.

http://www.ontheissues.org/NC/Brad_Miller.htm

[HillWilliam]

6. Two pieces of bad news today

Bev Perdue isn't running again, either. Heaven save us from that teabag POS Pat McCrory.

[DURHAM D]

8. I am guessing he will run for governor.

Good.

[Ruby the Liberal]

9. Locking - Dupe

http://www.democraticunderground.com/101435627