Leaders of the Mecklenburg County Republican Party on Thursday challenged Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue to broadcast her latest campaign ad in Charlotte.

Lee Teague, chairman of the county party, dispatched a letter criticizing Perdue, the Democratic candidate for governor, for the new ad. The commercial, which is running in eastern North Carolina and Greensboro, accuses Perdue's Republican opponent, Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory, of putting Charlotte's transportation interests ahead of the rest of the state and suggests he will neglect rural areas' road needs.

"You have a history of saying different things to different groups, and I guess this is just one more example," Teague wrote. "When you opened your Charlotte campaign headquarters, you promised to help Charlotte get road money without our city leaders having to come to Raleigh and play 'mother may I.' Now you are running a television ad in other parts of the state attaking Charlotte for wanting more road money. What hypocrisy."

Perdue spokesman David Kochman wouldn't comment on whether the ad will appear in Charlotte but said McCrory has played divisive politics, both inside and outside Mecklenburg County.

"All parts of North Carolina have pressing needs in transportation and many other issues," Kochman said. "But while Pat McCrory wants to rob Peter to Pay Paul, Bev Perdue knows that North Carolina is strongest when all 100 counties are strong."