Does Beverly Perdue represent change for North Carolina?
Chatham County voters disagree. Luther Lott, 37, of Pittsboro, said he thinks that Perdue, who could be the state’s first female governor, represents a change for state politics because of her gender.
Lott, a Barack Obama supporter, said diversity in elected offices is important.
"It would be nice to see a female governor in the state that I grew up in," he said.
But Anne Pirani, 45, also of Pittsboro, said Perdue will not bring change because of her connections to current state leaders.
Pirani said she voted for Richard Moore for governor because she doesn’t think highly of Gov. Mike Easley or of Perdue's connections to him.
Perdue has served as lieutenant governor under Easley for two terms, although the two ran separately and Easley remained neutral in the gubernatorial primary.
"If they were endorsed by Easley, that was a big 'no' for me,” Pirani said.
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