We lost control of the NC General Assembly

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http://www.wral.com/news/local/politics/story/8556651/

Riding a nationwide wave of voter discontent, state Republican leaders said Tuesday that the party had seized control of the state General Assembly for the first time in more than a century.

Many races remained too close to call late Tuesday, but GOP Chairman Tom Fetzer predicted that Republicans would pick up 14 to 16 House seats and 10 Senate seats.

That would give the party 66 to 68 seats in the 120-member House and 30 seats in the 50-member Senate.

The GOP last had a majority in the state Senate in 1898. They controlled the state House as recently as 12 years ago.

"The tough job begins now. These people have to govern," Fetzer said. "We'll wake up (Wednesday) facing sobering challenges."

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Evidently Equality NC agrees. For us this means that we will see massive budget cuts and we will likely lose our status as the only state in the Southeast without a marriage amendment. Not a good night to be a gay teacher in NC.

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1. Same happened in Alabama

first GOP control of the legislature in 130 years

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2. GOP extended their margin in TN

and can gerrymander districts to their heart's content.

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3. The first people they'll want to bully are the LGBT North Carolinians.

No doubt.