The forsythe county Republican Party has announced that they no longer support James Lee Knox in his bid to become the next mayor of winstonsalem. This comes after mr. Knox admitted using with the local paper describes as several derogatory terms including the n word in a confrontation with a local elections worker last year. Mr. Knox acknowledged that he used the racial slur after the 2012 election. He said he was trying to find out the name of a black elections employee with whom he had exchanged words during early voting. During a conversation with another county worker, mr. Knox referred to the woman using several derogatory terms including the n word. Mr. Knox says he does not believe in using such words but that he, quote, got frustrated. Thats how he explains it. He got frustrated. You get frustrated and out pops the n word. She was black. You know, as you do. So reportedly the state Republican Party in North Carolina decided to not get involved in this situation in winstonsalem
Republican challenging the incumbent mayor of winstonsalem for the mayors job, James Lee Knox has just lost the support of his local Republican Party. The forsythe county Republican Party has announced that they no longer support James Lee Knox in his bid to become the next mayor of winstonsalem. This comes after mr. Knox admitted using with the local paper describes as several derogatory terms including the n word in a confrontation with a local elections worker last year. Mr. Knox acknowledged that he used the racial slur after the 2012 election. He said he was trying to find out the name of a black elections employee with whom he had exchanged words during early voting. During a conversation with another county worker, mr. Knox referred to the woman using several derogatory terms including the n word. Mr. Knox says he does not believe in using such words but that he, quote, got frustrated. Thats how he explains it. He got frustrated. You get frustrated and out pops the n word. She w
Of winstonsalem. This comes after mr. Knox admitted using with the local paper describes as several derogatory terms including the n word in a confrontation with a local elections worker last year. Mr. Knox acknowledged that he used the racial slur after the 2012 election. He said he was trying to find out the name of a black elections employee with whom he had exchanged words during early voting. During a conversation with another county worker, mr. Knox referred to the woman using several derogatory terms including the n word. Mr. Knox says he does not believe in using such words but that he, quote, got frustrated. Thats how he explains it. He got frustrated. You get frustrated and out pops the n word. She was black. You know, as you do. So reportedly the state Republican Party in North Carolina decided to not get involved in this situation in winstonsalem, but the local party did drop their support for mr. Knox. After initially telling the local paper that he felt that the local Rep
Incumbent mayor of winstonsalem for the mayors job, James Lee Knox has just lost the support of his local Republican Party. The forsythe county Republican Party has announced that they no longer support James Lee Knox in his bid to become the next mayor of winstonsalem. This comes after mr. Knox admitted using with the local paper describes as several derogatory terms including the n word in a confrontation with a local elections worker last year. Mr. Knox acknowledged that he used the racial slur after the 2012 election. He said he was trying to find out the name of a black elections employee with whom he had exchanged words during early voting. During a conversation with another county worker, mr. Knox referred to the woman using several derogatory terms including the n word. Mr. Knox says he does not believe in using such words but that he, quote, got frustrated. Thats how he explains it. He got frustrated. You get frustrated and out pops the n word. She was black. You know, as you
mr. knox. after initially telling the local paper that he felt that the local republican party had stabbed him in the back. well tonight mr. knox officially just quit the race. i think this has happened early enough that it probably means his name will be off the ballot and that means the winner of the democratic primary in winston-salem will go on to run for mayor without any republican opponent at all. for an off year in politics, for an odd-numbered year, there s been a kind of a lot of elections drama in north carolina this year and a lot of it has been happening in north carolina s college towns. like in that dramatic development today in winston-salem. also there s been some drama in the town of boone, north carolina, the home of appalachian state university. the new republican majority board of elections there last week decided to close the voting site on campus at appalachian state. no more voting on campus there. if that were not enough, the new republican majority has also de