Were talking John Edwards hiding in a hotel bathroom bad. But not at all surprising. Her campaign pretends Bev didn’t flip-flop on off-shore drilling and slams Pat McCrory on precisely the voucher issue that Easley used against Vinroot in 2000, as we mentioned back in June.

Speaking of June, that was waaaay back when Perdue was “100 percent” opposed to off-shore drilling. The campaign is officially on, boys and girls. McCrory absolutely cannot act all shocked and disappointed by this development, as will be his want. He needs to go for the jugular. Force her into another complete howler.

Worst of all, he should not waste time trying to throw off the “danger to the middle class” stuff, no matter how much it must hurt Pat to hear that. Stay on the offensive and realize that there is much more to come from the Down East kleptocracy.