Eva Clayton calling for Perdue

ryanteaguebeckwith — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:05:57 -0400

Former U.S. Rep. Eva Clayton is making calls for Beverly Perdue.

Clayton, the first African-American elected to Congress from North Carolina since 1898, recorded a call endorsing Perdue's campaign for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination.

The call, like a mailer and a phone call noting Perdue's endorsement of Barack Obama, is directed primarily at black households.

"We think the message just has more salience to those households," explained Perdue spokesman David Kochman. "We'll be having a comprehensive campaign, not just in the African-American community, but in most communities across North Carolina."

In the call, Clayton talks about Perdue's proposals for jobs, health care and education and references her experience as the first woman elected to Congress in North Carolina.

After the jump, the script of the ad.

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Eva Clayton calling for Perdue