Thursday, April 24, 2008

Greenville, Pitt County

Jim and a large group of voters had a spirited discussion in Greenville Thursday night at Asasia's Tipsy Teapot on Evans Street.
"Jim Neal, candidate for the Democratic Party's U.S. Senate nomination was hoping his fourth campaign trip to Greenville would be less painful than the last.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni watched his school's 84-66 loss to Kansas in the NCAA basketball semi-finals with supporters at a local restaurant.

The memory of the night produces a grimace.

Neal appeared Thursday night at Acasia's Tipsy Teapot. During the stop, Greenville City Councilman Calvin Mercer offered Neal his endorsement.

"We have run a grassroots campaign from the very beginning, and a grassroots campaign is going out to groups of people," Neal said. After visiting about three-fourths of the state's 100 counties, Neal said he's found North Carolinians want to be heard."

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