The outsider's inside man

Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on October 4, 2007 - 7:38am.
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Bill Graham's campaign aims to portray him as an outsider — with a record.

In an interview with CQPolitics.com, a campaign consultant for the Salisbury attorney said he is not an insider, unlike former Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr and state Sen. Fred Smith.

Mark Stephens, a consultant for Graham, said his client is the only Republican contender who has not spent a lifetime in elected positions in North Carolina. "Bill is truly an outsider candidate, but he's also an outsider candidate who's actually been able to impact policy in Raleigh," Stephens said, referring to Graham's work on the gas tax issue.

Through a group he funded, N.C. Conservatives United, Graham successfully pushed for a limit on the state's gas tax last year. The group also ran ads against illegal immigration.

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What group?

Submitted by Anglico on October 4, 2007 - 8:31am.

You keep saying "group" as though NC Conservatives United were anything more than the most transparent of shell games. Unless by "group" you mean Bill Graham and his ego, how about coming up with a more elegant descriptor for his charade.

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