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North Carolina's gubernatorial election.

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North Carolina's gubernatorial election.

I think this is more for President, but I agree.

It was inexcusable that McCrory won Columbus and Richmond Counties. The damage along the eatsern coast was especially brutal (given Perdue's unique 2008 strength there). Onslow County went from 50-46 Perdue to 65-33 McCrory. Ouch.

The worse part, IMO, was that his coattails pulled Forrest past the finish line.

It's more depressing for me because:
      -Obama won in the end, whereas Dalton didn't;
      -McCrory will probably end up being a rubber stamp for the tea party General Assembly
      -McCrory has appointed Art Pope as the budget writer!!!

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North Carolina's gubernatorial election.

I think this is more for President, but I agree.

It was inexcusable that McCrory won Columbus and Richmond Counties. The damage along the eatsern coast was especially brutal (given Perdue's unique 2008 strength there). Onslow County went from 50-46 Perdue to 65-33 McCrory. Ouch.

The worse part, IMO, was that his coattails pulled Forrest past the finish line.

It's more depressing for me because:
      -Obama won in the end, whereas Dalton didn't;
      -McCrory will probably end up being a rubber stamp for the tea party General Assembly
      -McCrory has appointed Art Pope as the budget writer!!!

I live in NJ not NC but I saw the debate between McCrory and Dalton on C-Span. McCrory seems sort of moderate. You seem to think he will be Rick Snyder 2.0 though. There is no way McCrory is as right wing as Rick Scott though in my opinion.

McCrory doesn't really have a choice. The General Assembly is super-far-right, and they're likely  to pass legislation that advances their agenda. McCrory will probably be forced to sign any piece of wacky legislation, especially as the Republicans have a veto-proof supermajority.

Furthermore, McCrory might not be as moderate as you think. He has appointed Art Pope as Deputy Budget Writer, after all.

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Well, Pope was and is the man behind an enormous conservative ad machine, not unlike the Koch Brothers.