Out-of-town money and developers try to tip Durham mayor's race to Republicans

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BullCityRising has some nice summaries:

Bell v. Stith: Time to follow the money

... Bell has collected about $27,000 to Stith's $108,000 so far this year. About half of those funds for Stith came this reporting cycle; the other half appeared in the July filing of the challenger, and largely consists of funds donated by the family of Gary Hock, the wealthy developer with roots (and a skyscraper) in the Bull City ... The stunner here is that Thomas Stith raised more money outside Durham than within it ... That included three non-Durham $4,000 Stith contributions; the largest Durham contribution was half that amount. (Of course, if you count the earlier donations led by the Hocks, the picture is different; this analysis focuses on this quarter's numbers, leaving behind the highly-motivated individuals, largely developers/real-estate types, who gave money earlier in the year.)

http://www.bullcityrising.com/2007/10/bell-v-stith-ti.html

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