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They're doing everything they can to ensure Madison Cawthorne is not re-elected. The local newspapers here in Asheville NC are even getting in on the Cawthorne-bashing. Interestingly, it's an organization formed by Mo Davis - the man Madison beat before - that's behind the bad press. Talk about holding a grudge!

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Yep. In a previous post on Cawthorn I pointed out that the Fire Madison group was spearheaded by Mo Davis - who lost to Cawthorn in 2020.

Do you happen to know who owns the Ashville newspaper?

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The headline about Madison was in Asheville Citizen-Times. I believe it's owned by Gannett (Gatehouse Media) which also publishes USA Today.

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Yes, Gannett owns that paper. And with a simple search I learned that the majority shareholder of Gannett Company is BlackRock Fund Advisors with a 15.04% stake and they own 21,470,055 shares. In second place: Vanguard Group, Inc. - 6.32% stake.

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Vanguard and Blackrock... nothing to see here...

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