N.C. Democrats disown 2 primary candidates CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 15 (UPI) -- The North Carolina Democratic Party has said two men running in its primary hold views that are "fundamentally anti-American." Bivins Hollar, 28, is a candidate for state Senate in Catawba County in western North Carolina, The Charlotte Observer reported. The newspaper said he posted a video online in which he advocated ridding South Africa of its black residents by shooting and starving them. Carroll Crawford, 77, is running for Rowan County commissioner. The newspaper described him as a former grand dragon of a Ku Klux Klan group who was sentenced to 30 days in 1987 for a cross-burning. Democratic state Chairman David Parker urged voters to choose other candidates. "The North Carolina Democratic Party believes that hate-based, violent, racist positions are fundamentally anti-American," he said in a statement. While we support an open democracy and the freedom of eligible citizens to seek elective office, we condemn any individual who uses his or her candidacy to spread fear and advocate violence regardless of their party affiliation.