BPR Candidate Forum For GOP Primary In North Carolina 11th Congressional District (#1)

On February 7 th Blue Ridge Public Radio held a forum with three candidates running for the Republican nomination for North Carolina's 11 th Congressional District, which encompasses all of Western North Carolina. All told, 11 candidates are running in the GOP primary. Each were invited to participate in two forums BPR held. This forum features three of them - Wayne King, Vance Patterson, and Albert Wiley. Early voting for the primary election in North Carolina runs until February 29 th . Those who have not registered to vote yet will only be able to do so during the early voting period. The deadline to request an absentee by mail ballot is February 25 th , and primary day is Tuesday March 3 rd . Photo ID is not required to vote in the primary election. FORUM TIME CODES 1:21 - Opening Statements 6:58 - What is the biggest issue facing North Carolina's 11th Congressional District? 11:33 - The U.S. has seen an extended economic boom over the last decade, but the federal deficit has risen