121,523 = Votes cast in the 8th Congressional District

$2,000,000 = Approximate amount spent by Robin Hayes in the 2006 campaign

$450,000 = Approximate amount spent by Larry Kissell in the race

327 = Robin Hayes' margin of victory

$32.83 = Approximate amount Hayes spent per vote

$7.43 = Approximate amount Kissell spent per vote

697 = Days until the 2008 election

0 = Days the North Carolina Democratic Party will give Robin Hayes a "pass."

Today's Raleigh News and Observer reports, "U.S. Rep. Robin Hayes, a Concord Republican, is trying to stop House votes this week on free-trade deals with Vietnam and Haiti. He believes both deals, favored by President Bush and many Republicans, could hurt North Carolina's textile interests, according to his spokeswoman."

0 = Number of times Hayes has stood up to the Bush Administration on free trade

2 = Number of times Hayes caved in to Bush Administration pressure and supported free trade

10,000 = Approximate loss of textile jobs in the 8th District since Hayes took office

Robin Hayes is saying one thing, will he do another?

North Carolina Democratic Party Chair Jerry Meek said, "Robin Hayes might have bought himself two more years in office by outspending his opponent 4:1 in a low-turnout election, but he didn't buy silence. Today's report reminds me of how Hayes was 'flat-out, completely, horizontally opposed to CAFTA.' The issues in the 2006 campaign aren't going away."

"Thankfully, Robin Hayes will get a new experience in Congress next month: his first term in the minority. Did Robin Hayes get the message the American people sent on November 7th? The people of the 8th District and the North Carolina Democratic Party will be watching."