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Lisa Sorg ·
5 Nov 2008, 12:01 AM ·
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Fiona Morgan reports from the Democratic party at the Marriott in Raleigh that it has been announced that GOP gubernatorial candidate Pat McCrory plans to concede the race to Dem rival Bev Perdue.
According to the State Board of Elections, with 88 of 100 counties reporting, Perdue has 49.7 percent of the vote and McCrory as 47.3 percent. Michael Munger has 2.87 percent.
Already Kay Hagan has unseated Republican incumbent, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole. North Carolina is still too close to call for Obama/ McCain.
North Carolina, national, politics Bev Perdue, Michael Munger, Pat McCrory
Lisa Sorg ·
21 Oct 2008, 12:57 PM ·
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Holy Kucinich, Batman! Carrboro Mayor Mark Chilton is supporting Republican gubernatorial candidate Pat McCrory, according to the McCrory campaign, which quotes Chilton as saying:
“I’ve never voted for a Republican before, but I am voting for Pat McCrory because I trust him to clean up state government and to restore integrity to our state transportation system. Pat will end political fundraising by DOT Board members and use careful planning to allocate North Carolina’s transportation resources.”
Admittedly, Bev Perdue is no picnic, but Michael Munger would be a better second option.
It is unclear how Chilton is reconciling McCrory’s hardline stance against illegal immigrants considering Carrboro is known for its support for Latinos, documented and otherwise; the town has refused to drink the 287(g) Kool-Aid, a federal program that provides funds and training to local cops to function as de facto border agents.
Carrboro, North Carolina, politics Bev Perdue, Carrboro, illegal immigration, Mark Chilton, Michael Munger, Pat McCrory
Bob Geary ·
20 Oct 2008, 2:13 PM ·
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Raleigh’s own Public Policy Polling (PPP) is out with its latest in NC: Obama by 7 over McCain (and Obama over 50%); and in the U.S. Senate race, Hagan over Dole by 7. Earlier, the Perdue campaign was touting a new Research 2000 poll showing Bev leading McCrory by 5 in the governor’s race. Two weeks to go — a long time in politics. But if Obama’s solidly ahead in this supposed red state, McCain could be headed for a McGovern-like landing on Nov. 4.
PPP’s analysis is below. Continue reading »
North Carolina, Raleigh, national, politics Barack Obama, Bev Perdue, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Kay Hagan, Pat McCrory, Public Policy Polling
Bob Geary ·
20 Oct 2008, 10:08 AM ·
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It’s the GOP gov candidate being funny (?) with somebody named Brotha’ Fred (not funny; not a brotha) on a Fox affiliate in Charlotte. (h/t: BlueNC.)
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Bob Geary ·
17 Oct 2008, 4:43 PM ·
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The state took in 5 percent less money than was projected in the July-Sept ‘08 quarter (the first quarter of the current fiscal year, iow). So for newly inaugurated Gov. Perdue or Gov. McCrory, it could be a very tough budget year ahead — with a budget shortfall of up to $2 billion to close.
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Fiona Morgan ·
14 Oct 2008, 1:00 PM ·
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Does anyone remember during the last presidential debate, when John McCain (while he wasn’t roaming lost around the stage) talked about giving people the choice to buy health insurance from any state they wish? To which Barack Obama countered that doing so could encourage some states to deregulate health insurance, creating cheap plans that — when you read the fine print — don’t really offer people the coverage they need?
If Pat McCrory won the governor’s race, it looks like North Carolina would become one of those states. See McCrory’s pledge to “reduce state mandates” as part of his health care plan.
Adam Linker at NC Policy Watch explains here why McCrory’s plan would “lead to more North Carolinians joining the ranks of the underinsured and will sharpen the financial insecurity of middle class families.” Among the cumbersome state requirements of these gold-plated health-care plans: basic care for newborns, and the guarantee that women can stay in the hospital for at least 48 hours after giving birth.
NC Policy Watch’s Adam Searing also recently compared Obama and McCain’s health care plans, and how they would affect North Carolinians in particular.
North Carolina, politics Barack Obama, health insurance, John McCain, NC Policy Watch, Pat McCrory
Bob Geary ·
25 Sep 2008, 12:39 PM ·
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You can read all about it here. Public Policy Polling finds Obama ahead of McCain with suburban independents in NC; ditto Kay Hagan over Sen. Dole. But in the Gov’s race, Pat McCrory and Bev Perdue are tied with this swing demographic — a key reason Perdue’s running even at best in most statewide polls. The Suburbindys, PPP finds, also like Janet Cowell in the state Treasurer’s race, and by lesser margins Mary Fant Donnan for labor commissioner and Wayne Goodwin for insurance commissioner — all Democrats.
Oh, and for the first time Rasmussen has Obama slightly ahead of McCain in NC, though it’s still within the margin of error. TPM’s got your poll links.
North Carolina, Raleigh, national Barack Obama, Bev Perdue, Elizabeth Dole, Janet Cowell, John McCain, Kay Hagan, Mary Fant Donnan, Pat McCrory, Public Policy Polling, Wayne Goodwin
Bob Geary ·
16 Sep 2008, 4:23 PM ·
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Most legislative districts are weighted heavily to one party or the other, resulting in fewer competitive elections. That’s because legislators draw up the districts. Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory, following Lt. Gov. Bev Perdue on the stage today in Raleigh, called for a cleaner approach to apportionment. Here’s another take on it by WRAL.
North Carolina, politics Bev Perdue, Pat McCrory
Bob Geary ·
10 Sep 2008, 1:09 PM ·
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Public Policy Polling, the Raleigh firm, is out with its first post-conventions survey of North Carolina voters. In NC, McCain leads Obama 48%-44%, with Libertarian candidate Bob Barr drawing 4%. In the U.S. Senate race, Democratic challenger Kay Hagan and incumbent Sen. Elizabeth Dole, the Republican, are in a virtual tie; ditto gubernatorial candidates Bev Perdue, the Democrat, and Pat McCrory, the Republican. The numbers: Hagan 43%, Dole 42%, Libertarian Chris Cole 6%; Perdue 41%, McCrory 40%, Libertarian Mike Munger 6%.
Says PPP analyst Tom Jensen:
The race in North Carolina is pretty much where it was before the two party conventions- close but with a definite advantage for McCain. A concern for Obama rising out of this poll is that undecided whites have gone from 10% three weeks ago to just 3% now, and two thirds of them have gone into the McCain column.
A Survey USA (SUSA) poll for WTVD in Durham yesterday put McCain up 20 in NC, with Dole and McCrory each up 8. A good time to remember that approximately one poll in 20 will be an “outlier.” In other words, given the mathematical probabilities of sampling, you can accurately predict voting behavior about 95% of the time within a “margin of error” that gets smaller the more people you sample. But then there’s that other 5 percent of the time, when the results of the sample will be inaccurate. So, if we assume for argument’s sake that the PPP poll is one of the 95% and the SUSA poll isn’t, then with a margin of error of 4%, Obama could be even with McCain in NC, or he could be 8 behind — or anywhere in between. But he’s not 20 behind.
On top of which the Perdue campaign is out with this on the SUSA poll, arguing that it over-sampled Republicans — another trap-door for pollsters.
Pollster.com analyzed the recent Survey USA poll and suggests that there’s a major error in the Survey USA methodology: “In other words, in a survey conducted less than a month later, Democrats made up 6% less of the sample and Republican representation increased by 8%. Everything we know about partisanship suggests that such massive shifts over such a short period are highly unlikely.”
You can read the post here: http://www.pollster.com/blogs/about_that_north_carolina_poll.php
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