Perdue money effort draws Moore’s scorn
Thursday, February 28th, 2008
By Staff
Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue raised money in New York on Wednesday — a move that brought howls and charges of hypocrisy from State Treasurer Richard Moore.
In the race for governor, Perdue has sharply criticized Moore because he has taken lots of money from New York donors, many of whom work for investment firms that do business with the state pension fund, which is managed by the treasurer's office. Perdue is a candidate from "Main Street," not "Wall Street," she has said.
On Wednesday. Perdue was in New York to visit the White House Project, a national nonprofit that helps elect women candidates, Perdue spokesman David Kochman said in an e-mail message.
"While there she met with a few people who are frequent donors to Democratic organizations, some of whom are in the financial industry," Kochman wrote, pointing out that 92 percent of Perdue's money has been raised in North Carolina. (more…)
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