The Pizza Guy Who's Shaking Up the NC Senate Race
By day, Sean Haugh delivers pizzas and resells old books on Amazon.
But moonlighting as North Carolinas Libertarian Senate candidate, he could serve up the states hotly contested Senate seat to Democrats in November.
Im very much a factor in the race, Haugh told ABC News.
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If the contest between Sen. Kay Hagan and Republican state House Speaker Thom Tillis remains narrowly divided in the final weeks of the race, political strategists believe Haugh could siphon votes away from Tillis and help hand the incumbent Democrat a victory. Democrats believe North Carolina is increasingly becoming their best firewall to stop Republicans from picking up the six seats needed to win control of the Senate.
If its really close -- people might say even at two percent -- Haugh would be playing a role in the outcome, said North Carolina State University political scientist Andrew Taylor.
Haugh, 53, is no stranger to state politics. He ran for Senate as a Libertarian in 2002, and has also worked with the states Libertarian Party in various capacities. He said he entered the race in February as an act of conscience.
There wasnt any Libertarian stepping up, he said.
His platform, laid out in a series of low-fi YouTube videos filmed at the home bar in his campaign managers basement, calls for peace and fiscal security, and an alternative to candidates owned by outside corporate interests.
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The Pizza Guy Who's Shaking Up the NC Senate Race