Wayne Boone, who is coordinating Mayor Pro Tem Sandra Anderson Groat's ground campaign, shared an emotional moment with District 2 candidate Nettie Coad around mid-morning at the Bessemer Elementary polling place in northeast Greensboro.
The Groat campaign is sharing resources with the Coad campaign.
Groat, who placed third in the primary election balloting, is considered vulnerable to challengers: Marikay Abuzuaiter, Danny Thompson and Gary Nixon. Coad finished behind District 2 candidate Jim Kee, who is favored to win today.
The Groat campaign had three students, who were later reinforced by two or three others. The Groat campaign has upwards of 50 students from Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School in Kernersville working the polls in exchange for class credit.
The Groat campaign agreed to have the students hand out Coad's literature, and the candidate showed her gratitude by embracing Sung-Ju Park (above).
"This is a beautiful day that God has made, and I feel very blessed and positive," Coad said.
Bessemer Elementary is the home precinct of Mayor Yvonne Johnson, and enjoyed the highest turnout of any in northeast Greensboro in 2007, the year Johnson made history by becoming the city's first black mayor.
Despite some challenges to the campaign, including not getting the Simkins PAC's endorsement, Boone said Groat was feeling confident.
"She's getting a lot of calls this morning," he said. "She told me if calls are any indication she feels really positive.
"She's always gotten good support from the African-American community," he continued. "We've got campaign workers saturating the city. She expects continued support in the African-American community."
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How come students are getting class credit to work for Sandra (or any candidate)?
That seems pretty fucked up.
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