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Flint Benson

Political Strategist/Lobbyist for the State Employees Association of North Carolina (SEANC) and EMPAC staff liaison, guest on The SEANC View podcast.

Nov 6, 2026

15:09
I mean, both sides, you know?
15:12
I do think it was a wake-up call on the Republican side.
15:15
And I'd heard this conversation back a month or so ago when we were up there for the gas tax, and some of them were expressing concerns then, thinking they might lose.
15:25
And the two that expressed the most concerns actually won the other night, but they were thinking they would lose.
15:30
But it was like, you know, we've got to do something because the voters are holding us accountable for not...
15:36
Passing a budget for two years.
15:37
Yeah.

19 MINS LATER

34:11
And I kind of wonder if the ground game wasn't deeply insufficient.
14:08
Yeah.
14:08
There is an undertow that's coming in that may sweep out some very good incumbent legislators on the Republican side that those are races you need to watch.
14:19
And any of these, I'm not saying this is going to happen, but I'm just saying these are key races to watch.
14:25
In North Carolina in the House, I would say District 62, 63, and 64 are going to be the key ones to watch.
14:33
If Democrats were to win those three races, it's going to be a big Democratic night.
14:39
Where are those? Most all of them are in the Greensboro area.
14:44
You've got District 62 where John Blust is the incumbent.
15:43
Yeah,

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