With her veto of HB 2, Gov. Beverly Perdue has handed her likely challenger the gift he’s been looking for, allowing McCrory to tie up his support from Republicans and conservative Democrats who view the ObamaCare mandate that every person buy government-approved health insurance or face a penalty to be an obvious over-reach of the federal government. You may recall it was primarily her opposition to ObamaCare that swept Renee Ellmers into office, representinng the 2nd District of N.C.