Besse: Dellinger claim incorrect

ryanteaguebeckwith — Fri, 02 May 2008 16:33:49 -0400

Dan Besse also objects to a Hampton Dellinger ad.

The candidate for lieutenant governor called Dome this afternoon to say he thinks the recent ad by his rival for the Democratic nomination is not accurate in its claim of support from environmental groups.

"Who's the only Democrat for lieutenant governor ... backed by civil rights and environmental groups?" a narrator asks in the ad.

As the narrator speaks, the following words scroll beneath images of Dellinger: "Endorsed by 5 of 6 Major Civil Rights Groups" and "Endorsed by People's Alliance."

Besse notes that the state's two major environmentalist groups, the N.C. chapter of the Sierra Club and the Conservation Council of North Carolina, have endorsed him, not Dellinger.

The People's Alliance is a Durham group that works on a number of progressive issues, including social and economic justice, education and the environment.

Previously: Pat Smathers objects to Dellinger ad.

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