I don't think the political clout of the state of North Carolina rests in the hands of people that frequent diners. First, NC people are more than not, slow to make changes. It would take awhile for enough of them to go and start eating in diners for them to form a politcal consensus. Next, enough of the social interaction that a supposed diner would facilitate already occurs here in our state. It's called WALMART! The next time you go there, just look and see how many people are standing around chatting about politics and blocking up the isles like a social hour nightmare. Most of the Walmart shoppers are already spending the better part of most any working person's dollar in the form of welfare and government aid and healthcare. Why should not that be a powerful politcal scene. And a final third note, diners favor the locl crowds. If you have not noticed, there ain't many of them locals left these days. Kevin, nice try bud, I'd like to think that it was as simple as this. When NC starts to have a dramatic increase in the union workers of America, then it might stand a chance of having a larger part into the politcal process of the nation. And personally, I'm ashamed of the ambulance chasing, $400 haircut, two-Americas far left liberal Edwards as well. He in no way speaks for the majority of us, locals or not.