Gov. Beverly Perdue’s surprise decision not to seek re-election this year continues to generate media opportunities for John Locke Foundation President John Hood. He discussed likely Democratic gubernatorial contenders during an interview with WTVD Television. Hood discussed Perdue’s decision for a Creative Loafing article profiling likely Republican gubernatorial nominee Pat McCrory. N.C. Senate Republicans promoted Hood’s columns this week on left-of-center economic myths and North Carolina’s status as a “triple-crown” electoral battleground state. Watchdog.org also promoted the “triple-crown” column. Hood’s latest contributions to National Review Online’s primary blog, “The Corner,” included entries on battleground states and this week’s bad electoral news for former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.