We’ve blogged about the Democratic Primary in District 19 multiple times on this site. It’s an intriguing race featuring two candidates that couldn’t be more different, but it’s turned exceptionally ugly in recent weeks. Most of the battle is being fought in the mailboxes of likely Democratic voters with glossy attack ads. Today, a new wrinkle emerged that took me and many observers with their political ears to the ground by surprise.
In a recent interview with the Fayetteville Observer, Ed Donaldson claimed that his entire campaign is “self-funded.” The campaign finance reports back this up, as Donaldson appears to have loaned his own campaign over twenty grand. More importantly, he hasn’t reported a single donation.
Back in October, I wrote 
Even though you’re reading a political blog, you might not know the answer to this question. I’m going to give you a little background about the 8th District, how we got to where we are, and where we might be heading.
Just over a week ago, I wrote a 
Cross Creek Divide 
