Two capital reporters say the snow has been good for the governor.
In his "This Old State" blog, Charlotte Observer editor Jack Betts writes that Gov. Beverly Perdue's unannounced visit with N.C. Department of Transportation workers helped strengthen her message that she'll be more hand's on than former Gov. Mike Easley.
It seems as though we've seen more of the governor in the 10 days she's been in office that we saw of her predecessor over the last year, though that's surely not the case. Still, the new governor seems to relish public appearances in a way that Mike Easley never did.
Meantime, WUNC's Laura Leslie writes on Hunter's Tavern that Perdue is also doing well at not being seen — in particular, skipping the presidential inaugural events in Washington.
"I think it was a savvy call," she writes. "Even if she'd paid for the trip out of her own pocket, the resulting photos of her at balls and parties would’ve been hard to swallow for state employees and other NC workers facing the very real possibility of losing their jobs."
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