Perdue Off and Running
November 14, 2010 - by
The smoke hasn’t cleared from the last election and Governor Perdue’s already off and running in the next one which, if you think about it, makes pretty good sense because we’ve never had a Governor more unpopular than Beverly Perdue.
After lagging for two years, this fall Governor Perdue’s popularity hit rock bottom: She never had any support to speak of from Republicans, she’s collapsed worse than Obama with Independents and her fellow Democrats are split – a third support her, a third don’t and a third have no opinion one way or another (which a pollster will tell you is a polite way for a voter to say they don’t approve of how the Governor’s doing her job.)
Part of the Governor’s problem, no doubt, is the economy but part is, well, there’s just something about Beverly Perdue that leaves people shaking their heads.
But the Governor’s not going down without a fight. She’s launched her first fundraiser in Charlotte, making it clear she has one powerful ally: Money. She’s lined up all the usual suspects: Insurance Company CEO’s, Power Company CEO’s, big developers. Perdue’s first move in her reelection fight is to send one message to Republicans loud and clear: Pay to play is alive and well in North Carolina – so watch out.
The Governor’s thrown down the gauntlet and the Republicans with their newly elected Majorities in the State House and Senate ought to take up her challenge – and drive a spike through the heart of pay to play once and for all – by banning donations from state contractors, state appointees, state employees, and any special interest lobbying state government. If a fellow is set on doing business with the state he shouldn’t be able to give money to the Governor who picks the people who hand out the contracts.
In one fell swoop Republicans can deal a death blow to the corrupt fundraising machine that has been the financial engine of Democratic politics in North Carolina for two decades.
And if the Governor says no legislators ought to hold hearings: The questions should be obvious. How much did you give Governor Perdue? And how did you get your state contract? For example, it might be interesting to ask ‘The Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians’ – which runs the only gambling casino in North Carolina – why it gave $31,500 to the Democratic Party last election.
Posted in General, North Carolina - Democrats
Perdue Off and Running
November 14, 2010/
The smoke hasn’t cleared from the last election and Governor Perdue’s already off and running in the next one which, if you think about it, makes pretty good sense because we’ve never had a Governor more unpopular than Beverly Perdue.
After lagging for two years, this fall Governor Perdue’s popularity hit rock bottom: She never had any support to speak of from Republicans, she’s collapsed worse than Obama with Independents and her fellow Democrats are split – a third support her, a third don’t and a third have no opinion one way or another (which a pollster will tell you is a polite way for a voter to say they don’t approve of how the Governor’s doing her job.)
Part of the Governor’s problem, no doubt, is the economy but part is, well, there’s just something about Beverly Perdue that leaves people shaking their heads.
But the Governor’s not going down without a fight. She’s launched her first fundraiser in Charlotte, making it clear she has one powerful ally: Money. She’s lined up all the usual suspects: Insurance Company CEO’s, Power Company CEO’s, big developers. Perdue’s first move in her reelection fight is to send one message to Republicans loud and clear: Pay to play is alive and well in North Carolina – so watch out.
The Governor’s thrown down the gauntlet and the Republicans with their newly elected Majorities in the State House and Senate ought to take up her challenge – and drive a spike through the heart of pay to play once and for all – by banning donations from state contractors, state appointees, state employees, and any special interest lobbying state government. If a fellow is set on doing business with the state he shouldn’t be able to give money to the Governor who picks the people who hand out the contracts.
In one fell swoop Republicans can deal a death blow to the corrupt fundraising machine that has been the financial engine of Democratic politics in North Carolina for two decades.
And if the Governor says no legislators ought to hold hearings: The questions should be obvious. How much did you give Governor Perdue? And how did you get your state contract? For example, it might be interesting to ask ‘The Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians’ – which runs the only gambling casino in North Carolina – why it gave $31,500 to the Democratic Party last election.
Posted in General, North Carolina - Democrats