Congressional Candidate on Special Interests and the People of Snowbird

Carl Mumpower, who failed in his bid to unseat 11th Congressional District Rep. Heath Shuler, wrote in the Asheville Citizen-Times today about his experiences, refusing PAC money and praise he had for the people of the Snowbird Community.

Read about it here:
http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200881119012

Mumpower was much maligned by Principal Chief Michell Hicks and other tribal government officials over remarks he made about Cherokee as a "corrupt special interest." While I didn't care for his all encompassing characterization, I understood where he was going with it. I didn't agree entirely with Mumpower's platform, but I certainly appreciated his attention to corruption in tribal government. No one else running for office addressed it, especially not those who accepted campaign donations from tribal coffers.