Thursday, January 26, 2012

Perdue will not seek re-election

She saw the writing on the wall, but this puts the liberals in a better position to run someone more favorable.

Via Don

Gov. Beverly Perdue, facing a hard fight for a second term, said Thursday that she will not seek re-election, choosing to focus her energy on fighting for a sales tax increase to fund education.

The first woman elected governor in North Carolina, Perdue faced a potential rematch against former Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory, a Republican whom she narrowly defeated in 2008 in the state's closest gubernatorial contest since 1972. Perdue's win was partly attributed to Barack Obama's surprise win in North Carolina.

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2 comments:

  1. The woman who 'joked' about suspending elections will not attempt to herself get re-elected. At least she's consistent.

    Do you have any inkling of who that 'someone more favorable' might be?

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  2. No, I don't, so hopefully the state will wind up with a real conservative. I would sure like to see my representative Pat McElraft go for it.

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