From today’s News & Observer story on Gov. Bev Perdue’s retirement (emphasis mine):
As the election neared, it became evident that third-party groups associated with the Republican Governor’s Association and other conservative organizations were poised to spend millions of dollars in personal attack ads that questioned her ethics and her family. And earlier this month, Perdue and her campaign became rattled after the crowd at a UNC basketball game in Chapel Hill booed when she was introduced at halftime, friends said.
