Charlotte mayor pro tem touts Perdue

There is someone for him to run against...Perdue, and he is losing!
I would bet Joe the Plumber's next yearly salary of $250,000.00 that Playboy Pat would not win if he ran for mayor right now. Furthermore, no one except the Charlotte Observer is saying Pat's opponents were weak. Are they wrong about that, too? Hey, don't blame the game; blame the player: the Playboy Pat Player!

There is nobody left for him to run against. He's beaten them all.

I frankly have no respect for either Beverly or for the unions & politicians that would control Beverly. As Isacc136 stated, too much power in the hands of so few is not healthy. On top of that, Beverly and her power elite have already proven that they can't handle too much power as corruption in Raleigh is at an all time high.

When you show me some "unexpected" endorsements like mayors in your opponents party or perhaps major newspapers that either are known for their slant to the other party or they have endorsed the candidates for President and Senator from the other party, you just let me know.

Are you saying that the mostly African-American candidates that ran against Mayor McCrory in his 7 victories were WEAK, including the following democrats:
- State house member Beverly Earle
- Council Member Hoyle Martin
- Council Member Ella Scarborough (ran twice)

I believe that any Democrat, strong or weak (in your opinion), could have chosen to run against the Mayor. But in your opinion, your fellow democrats picked weak candidates. Do not blame Mayor McCrory as I believe that he took every opponent very seriously.

Oh, come on! We've been around and around about all of the other mayors and groups who support Perdue. Face it, any time Perdue receives honest, impressive endorsements, you people wish to diminish them. Sorry, it won't work. North Carolinians are beginning to see how inexperienced and irreverent McCrory really is. Last post I saw from "his" Charlotte Observer said he won those races b/c he ran against WEAK Democratic opponents.
I would bet a month of Joe the Plumber's wages that Playboy Pat would lose the mayoral race if he ran today. His own City Council calls him inexperienced and ineffective. His judgement is flawed and even as he said he thought Sarah Palin "is hotter in person", he also said even he would not vote for himself (now, that is one area in which we totally agreee).

Don't forget former Rep. Ronnie Smith from Carteret County. He served with Perdue from an adjoining county. Few people know Perdue better than Smith and he is also a co-chair of Democrats for McCrory. Apparently, not as newsworthy as a divisive, partisan Charlotte politician who ran against McCrory (she lost in the Democrat primary by the way). No wonder she is so bitter.

Ryan, is it really news that a liberal democratic politician would endorse Beverly for Governor? Would you really expect a political rival of Pat's in Charlotte to do anything differently?

But you fail to publicize something that doesn't happen every day: 3 democratic mayors from across the state endorse a republican for Governor including:
- Clayton Mayor Jody McLeod
- Carrboro Mayor Mark Chilton
- Salisbury Mayor Susan Kluttz

Salisbury Mayor Susan Kluttz says the following:
"In working with Pat for over 10 years on regional and statewide issues, I have constantly been impressed with his leadership in bringing together leaders from both parties for the betterment of our communities," Kluttz said. "He was instrumental in organizing the mayors of the largest cities of North Carolina a decade ago, in what has become the North Carolina Metropolitan Coalition.

"This bipartisan group of mayors has become a strong voice for cities in statewide issues such as economic development, transportation, fighting crime, gang prevention, court funding and protecting the environment," Kluttz continued. "Pat understands these issues and that it is crucial for them to be adequately addressed if North Carolina is to be successful in the future."

Ryan, I am sure that you will let us know when Beverly gets some endorsements of some Republican Mayors.