Waiting

It’s a rule of political thumb: the longer it takes a potential candidate to decide whether to run, the more likely the answer will be no.   Still, North Carolina Democrats sit and wait while Erskine Bowles sits and ponders.   And time’s a’wasting. The primary is in three months, the election in nine.  …

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Bev’s Money

Among the people maddest at Governor Perdue are those who gave money to her campaign  – especially big money when she was putting on a big push recently.   She hasn’t decided what to do with the million-plus she has. Give it back? Give it to charity?   Here’s an idea: turn the money over…

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McCrory’s Needle is Stuck

Pat McCrory’s announcement statement showed that he hasn’t figured out how this campaign has changed.   McCrory has spent four years running against Bev Perdue. Now he’s like Wiley Coyote running over the cliff: his legs are still pumping but there’s nothing underneath him anymore.   To switch metaphors, he’s signing the same old song.…

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