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GOP Hopes for Big Smack on the Kissell

North Carolina Freshman Is Top Target

By Alexander Comisar
Roll Call Staff
June 29, 2009, Midnight

As both parties gear up for the high-stakes midterm elections, Republicans are keeping a close eye on North Carolina’s 8th district, where freshman Rep. Larry Kissell (D) rode the 2008 Democratic wave to victory over five-term Rep. Robin Hayes (R).

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