Nooze Hounds: Challengers Cade Lee and Ray McKinnon Talk County Campaigns

In Episode 12 of our Nooze Hounds podcast, we brought in first-time Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners candidate Cade Lee (District 3) and second-time candidate Ray McKinnon (At-large) to discuss what brought them into the political realm and the difficulties of challenging incumbents on a local level. 

As usual, we also covered some other local news topics, including county judge Aretha Blake’s unprecedented efforts to file a restraining order to stop a WBTV story from running, a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools student questionnaire that had some folks up in arms because of questions regarding sexual orientation and gender identity, and the recent arrest of a non-licensed man playing doctor to treat erectile dysfunction in Greensboro. 

Be sure to check out Queen City Podcast Network for other great local podcasts, and remember, you can find us on Spotify and everywhere else you find podcasts.

Manhattan Remix

1 3/4 oz. Beefeater gin
1/2 oz. Fernet Branca 
1/4 oz. Raspberry liqueur or syrup
Angostura bitters

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