? Pat McCrory and Beverly Perdue speak today at a meeting of the NC Coalition for Lobbying and Government Reform in Raleigh. They’ll be asked questions on corruption, transparency, and ethics reform.
? Two new ads target Perdue ? one, from the McCrory campaign, answers her charge that McCrory opposes stem-cell research and the other, from the Republican Governors Association, links Perdue to the Raleigh status quo. Consultants from both camps assess the potential effects of presidential politics and national trends on the gubernatorial race and other state contests. The Wilson Daily Times‘ Hal Tarlton observes a key difference between the strategies of McCrory and Elizabeth Dole.
? A writer for Southern Political Report cites the Perdue-McCrory race among others calling into question the assumption that female candidates always enjoy an edge.
? CQ shifts its rating of the Senate race from ?Republican favored? to “no clear favorite,? citing recent close polls and the aggressive ad campaign against Dole by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. Speaking in Fayetteville, Dole touts her record on veterans and defense issues. The Hill includes Kay Hagan among a list of possible additions to the ranks of centrist Democrats in DC, citing her views on gun laws and federal budgeting. A new Americans for Prosperity ad challenges Hagan’s record on energy and tax increases. Responding to events on Wall Street, Dole proposes a congressional inquiry into the causes of financial instability, while Hagan blasts President Bush and Republican policies for creating the problem.
