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Originally posted by Angels&Arrows
Probably because he is!!!!!!!
Mike Nifong was appointed to District Attorney for Durham by Governor Mike Easley a year ago. It is traditionaly an elected position, the Democratic Primary is May 2, 2006 (less than a month away).
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Yes, which means he is running for
election (as it says on the website), not
re-election.
It is an elected position, but Nifong was appointed to fill the unexpired term of the former (elected) DA, who was appointed to the Superior Court bench.