Boehner, U.S. senators to rally NC for Romney

Raleigh, N.C. — U.S. Speaker of the House John Boehner and two Republican U.S. senators will visit North Carolina this week to stump for Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney.

Boehner will speak at 10:15 a.m. Saturday at the Romney campaign offices at 1506 Hillsborough St., campaign officials announced Sunday.

U.S. Sen. John McCain of Arizona and U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina attend veterans and military families rallies Tuesday in Cary, Fayetteville, and Wilmington.

While North Carolina is considered a battleground state whose 15 electoral votes could help decide the election, Romney and President Barack Obama have each have been in North Carolina only once since the May primary. Obama accepted his nomination for re-election at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte in September, while Romney made stops in High Point and Mooresville.

Surrogates like Boehner, McCain and Graham, ads and grassroots work have been more visible efforts in the state by the two campaigns.

A WRAL News poll released last Tuesday showed 49 percent of likely voters in North Carolina favoring Obama, and 47 percent Romney. The margin of error was plus or minus 4.2 percentage points.

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Veterans out there remember this: John Boehner, along with Harry Reid, denied Frank Buckles, America's last World War I veteran, the honor of lying in state at the capital rotunda. If you see John Boehner, remind him of his misdeed!

Union Cavalry
October 9, 2012 1:58 p.m.

"mccain is just another coporate shill as well i have also lost all previously held respect that i foremerly held for the man as a p.o.w or as a u.s senator"

McCain is a RINO. You libs should love him.-- smbiz

AGREED....

wildpig777
October 8, 2012 7:45 p.m.

4Strikes
October 8, 2012 6:30 p.m.

"This is not Boeher's state. Somebody should politely remind him to get back to work since we are paying him, after all. Congress should be in a special session right now trying to solve the impending fiscal cliff." Flagship Thorpedoed

All Obama has done sine he was elected four years ago is campaign, Party with his Hollywood buddies and play golf. All of these clowns need to get back to work.

4Strikes
October 8, 2012 6:28 p.m.

both parties have some members of Congress that need to retire.

Some???? They should ALL be brought before court martial, and..... they probably won't print the rest if I say it.