McCrory’s Needle is Stuck
2012-02-01 - by
Pat McCrory’s announcement statement showed that he hasn’t figured out how this campaign has changed.
McCrory has spent four years running against Bev Perdue. Now he’s like Wiley Coyote running over the cliff: his legs are still pumping but there’s nothing underneath him anymore.
To switch metaphors, he’s signing the same old song. But the voters will want to hear a new tune.
They know that Governor Perdue, Mike Easley and John Edwards are gone from the political scene. The Democratic candidate, whoever it is, will be running as far from them as possible – and against the real powers in Raleigh: the legislature.
By November, the voters will be reminded repeatedly that a Republican legislature runs Raleigh today. As Public Policy Polling has found, McCrory’s challenge will be distinguishing himself from the legislature – not the incumbent governor.
Many politicians make the mistake of looking back. But voters always look ahead. They’ll ask what exactly he means when he says: “I have a vision for North Carolina to fix our broken government, fix our broken economy, and put North Carolina’s resources back to work.”
OK, Pat, let’s see the plan.
Let’s see if this dog can learn new tricks.
McCrory’s Needle is Stuck
2012-02-01/
Pat McCrory’s announcement statement showed that he hasn’t figured out how this campaign has changed.
McCrory has spent four years running against Bev Perdue. Now he’s like Wiley Coyote running over the cliff: his legs are still pumping but there’s nothing underneath him anymore.
To switch metaphors, he’s signing the same old song. But the voters will want to hear a new tune.
They know that Governor Perdue, Mike Easley and John Edwards are gone from the political scene. The Democratic candidate, whoever it is, will be running as far from them as possible – and against the real powers in Raleigh: the legislature.
By November, the voters will be reminded repeatedly that a Republican legislature runs Raleigh today. As Public Policy Polling has found, McCrory’s challenge will be distinguishing himself from the legislature – not the incumbent governor.
Many politicians make the mistake of looking back. But voters always look ahead. They’ll ask what exactly he means when he says: “I have a vision for North Carolina to fix our broken government, fix our broken economy, and put North Carolina’s resources back to work.”
OK, Pat, let’s see the plan.
Let’s see if this dog can learn new tricks.