More outside money headed to N.C.

ryanteaguebeckwith — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:35:23 -0400

North Carolina politics just got another cash infusion.

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has announced that his campaign and the Democratic National Committee will have joint fundraising agreements with 18 state Democratic parties, including North Carolina's.

The agreement would allow the parties to pay for field operations that could help Obama and Democratic candidates in other races, the Associated Press reports. It will also make it easier for out-of-state donors to give more money to influence the elections here.

In North Carolina, the money would likely be spent on joint get-out-the-vote efforts for Obama and Democratic Senate candidate Kay Hagan as well as Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue.

During the primary, Perdue sent a mailer to black voters featuring a picture of herself and Obama, although Democratic gubernatorial candidates typically stay away from their party's presidential nominee here in the general election.

The Senate race seems like a better fit. Hagan's campaign has said it will hold some joint events with Obama, although she missed his first post-primary visit due to scheduling conflicts.

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More outside money headed to N.C.