City’s travails wrest McCrory from campaign
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
By Staff
Pat McCrory canceled two campaign events Monday to return to his day job and tend to the gas shortage and sale of Wachovia in Charlotte.
The Republican gubernatorial candidate scrubbed a "Meet the Candidate" lunch at Fat Buddies Ribs & Barbecue in Waynesville and a rally at the Transylvania County Republican Party headquarters in Brevard.
McCrory scheduled a late morning news conference in Charlotte.
Democrats already have taken a shot at him for his campaigning during the gas crisis, chiding him for attending fundraisers and riding in a parade in Benson on Saturday.
McCrory and other officials in the state, based on information from Gov. Mike Easley's office, said last week that a large shipment of gasoline on Friday would help put the system back to normal. But shortages persist, as do long lines, short tempers and gas pumps covered in plastic bags.
GOP goes after Perdue's record
A new mailer from the Republican Governors Association is attacking Beverly Perdue's record.
The mailer, which repeats the "Status Quo" button motif from its television ads, asserts that the Democratic gubernatorial candidate is responsible for "job killing tax increases," "crippling debt" and "lost jobs."
"North Carolina is going in the wrong direction," the mailer says. "And career politician Bev Perdue promises, 'I will do exactly what's been done before.' "
As noted previously, that statement is taken out of context, as Perdue was talking about creating an independent panel to look into offshore drilling. (more…)
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