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Best Of 2012
Local Zero
Harold Cogdell
Staff Pick
As the consummate smarmy sycophant of Mecklenburg County government, Harold Cogdell comes off as equal parts creepy and corrupt. Disloyal? Cogdell made a deal with the four Republican county commissioners to make himself the chairman, pulling a coup on shoo-in Democrat Jennifer Roberts. With his and the GOPers' votes, he secured the seat but then decided against re-election, dividing and only half-conquering. Self-absorbed? After the county commission mess, Cogdell considered running as an independent for the 9th Congressional District when Sue Myrick vacated the seat. His chances weren't good: An independent campaign dedicated to all things Cogdell? Let's just say folks weren't interested, and he quickly dropped that idea - one of his few commendable decisions. Runners-up in the hotly contested Local Zero category: Charlotte-area homophobes who supported Amendment One and comments by Chick-fil-A's intolerant CEO; the Charlotte Bobcats, with their season-ending 0-23 run; and the vocal minority who turned vicious and whiny when Soundboard was temporarily removed from the pages of CL.
Previous Winners
- 2012 Local Zero - Bill James
- 2011 LOCAL ZERO - THOM TILLIS
- 2011 LOCAL ZERO - BILL JAMES
- 2010 LOCAL ZERO - Bill James
- 2010 LOCAL ZERO - TIM D’ANNUNZIO
- 2009 LOCAL ZERO - Peter Gorman
- 2009 LOCAL ZERO - (tie) Gloria Pace King & Mayor Pat McCrory
- 2008 LOCAL ZERO - Nick Mackey
- 2008 LOCAL ZERO - Bobcats Owner Robert Johnson
- 2007 Local Zero - Mayor Pat McCrory
- 2007 Local Zero - Jim Pendergraph
- 2006 Local Zero - Ric Flair
