{"id":4160,"date":"2020-10-05T17:06:45","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T17:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/9thstreetjournal.org\/?p=4160"},"modified":"2023-03-27T15:52:55","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T15:52:55","slug":"dueling-messages-and-a-little-lawn-mowing-in-fayetteville-congressional-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9thstreetjournal.org\/2020\/10\/05\/dueling-messages-and-a-little-lawn-mowing-in-fayetteville-congressional-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Dueling messages (and a little lawn mowing) in Fayetteville congressional race"},"content":{"rendered":"
One candidate offers to mow your lawn. The other brings you home to Momma.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n As Election Day nears, the two contenders in North Carolina\u2019s 8th Congressional District are rolling out new video ads to set themselves apart.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Ads have always played a key campaign role, but the slowdown in events because of the coronavirus means the targeted messages through videos and social media are even more crucial.<\/span><\/p>\n Ads from both Democrat Pat Timmons-Goodson and incumbent Republican Rep. Richard Hudson stress how they\u2019ll serve voters of the 8th District, which stretches from east of Charlotte through Cumberland County. Hudson\u2019s ads focus largely on his congressional accomplishments, while Timmons-Goodson\u2019s are more likely to criticize her opponent\u2019s record and spotlight their differences on the issues.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe want people to know that they have a choice,\u201d said Timmons-Goodson\u2019s campaign manager Matt Vari. The campaign currently has ads on TV, radio, and Facebook as well as by mail.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n