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Re: McCrory hits back on PAC money

FFC1304 — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:34:15 -0400

Sugar Dumplin is S C A R E D to publicly DEBATE!!!

Hey McCrory, use this line freely...

'My opponent is nothing but MORE CORRUPTION WITHOUT INTERRUPTION!'

USE IT, SAY it everywhere you go!

McCrory hat in hand to lobbyists

bnartist — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:14:54 -0400

McCrory was criticized for going directly to lobbyists to get PAC money and individual contributions, not the PAC money per se. McCrory's campaign manager was quoted as saying "My understanding is that's normal procedure". If he thinks going to lobbyists to pump the well is "normal procedure" then I think the "arrogance and corruption" label fits McCrory very well.

Re: McCrory hits back on PAC money

razor0397 — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:28:05 -0400

30% drop rate while Perdue has been on the state board of education for the last 8 years. She successfully supported $60+ million dollars in vouchers for students to go to PRIVATE colleges. Come out, Come out Bev and debate the issues instead of hiding behind slick ads paid for by the labor unions and PACs. The working families you say you represent want to hear what you have to say. Let's have an open election.

McCrory hits back on PAC money

ryanteaguebeckwith — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:17:44 -0400

Pat McCrory is hitting back on political action committee contributions.

After the Republican gubernatorial nominee was criticized by Democratic rival Beverly Perdue for sending a fundraising letter to PACs, he said today that she is a hypocrite.

"My request stated it would help me make constructive change to state government," McCrory said in a statement. " There was no promise of any political favors in return. Perdue, on the other hand, has a record of slipping special provisions in the budget to help special interests who give her large contributions."

He called Perdue "part of the culture of arrogance and corruption" in Raleigh.

McCrory's campaign noted that Perdue received $376,293 in contributions from PACs in 2008, while McCrory received $62,257 — about one-sixth that amount.

The press release was unusual, in that direct attacks on the opponent are typically attributed to campaign staffers and not the candidate.

Update: Perdue spokesman Tim Crowley says McCrory's complaint is a "desperate attempt" to distract voters from a complaint about fundraising by the Republican Governors Association.

"North Carolina voters won't be distracted, they know that it's Bev Perdue who will fight for our public schools, not blow a $1.2 billion hole in the education budget with private school vouchers and elimination of the lottery," he said in an e-mail to Dome.