http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/the_mayberry_miracle Comments for "The Mayberry Miracle" en http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/the_mayberry_miracle <!-- Begin check for Blog Icon --> <!-- End check for Blog Icon --> <!-- Begin check for Teaser Toggle --> <div class="field-item"><p><a href="/under_the_dome/profiles/andy_griffith"><img src="/sites/projects.newsobserver.com/files/profile_images/andy.griffith.jpg" border="1" alt="Andy Griffith" title="Andy Griffith" hspace="10" vspace="10" width="100" height="150" align="right" />Andy Griffith</a> helped get Gov. <a href="/dome/profiles/mike_easley">Mike Easley</a> elected in 2000.</p><p>Then attorney general, Easley started the race as the front-runner, but he saw his lead begin evaporating in the final weeks of the campaign as undecided voters broke toward President Bush.</p><p>Then, Easley tapped Griffith. Here&#39;s the rest of the story from a Nov. 8, 2000, article by Amy Gardner: </p><blockquote><p>Easley ran commercials last weekend featuring actor and North Carolina icon Andy Griffith, and they stopped the Democratic hemorrhaging in the eastern part of the state, according to Democrats. And the Democratic base appeared to shake off its lethargy during the final weekend. </p></blockquote><p>Democrats dubbed the turnaround &quot;The Mayberry Miracle.&quot;</p></div> <div class="node-blog-teaser-footer"> <div class="node-blog-teaser-comments"><a href="http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/the_mayberry_miracle#comment"><img src="http://www.newsobserver.com/images/front_new/icon_discussion.gif" width="11" height="7" border="0" /> Comments (0)</a> <!-- If permissions, display edit link at end of teaser --> <!-- End edit link code --> </div> </div> <!-- End check for Teaser Toggle --> <!-- BEGIN AUDIO ATTACHMENT CODE --> http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/the_mayberry_miracle#comment Andy Griffith Mike Easley Under the Dome Fri, 28 Dec 2007 13:44:10 -0500 ryanteaguebeckwith 3858 at http://projects.newsobserver.com