Is Pat McCrory the only gubernatorial candidate to call in President Bush?
In late July, Bush attended a high-dollar fundraiser at the home of a Raleigh developer to benefit McCrory's campaign, though the two did not appear in public together.
Still, Bloomberg News reported on Sept. 21 that McCrory was the odd man out:
Of 11 governor's races this year, the president has campaigned just with the North Carolina Republican nominee, Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory, and he has appeared with only a handful of hopefuls for 435 U.S. House seats.
For candidates this year, being photographed with Mr. Bush gives ammunition to opponents seeking to shackle Republicans to the White House.
"They simply don't want to be seen with him," said Tad Devine, a strategist in presidential campaigns for Mr. Gore and Sen. John F. Kerry.
It's not quite accurate to say that McCrory and Bush campaigned together, however, since that implies they were on the stump or at a rally.
A new ad from Democrat Beverly Perdue attacks McCrory for his ties to Bush.
"McCrory is the only candidate for governor in the country who Bush is campaigning for," the ad says.
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Ooh! I've got one!
"Two metaphors short of a derailed debate" :O
Sorry. I was just trying to get in on the "short of" conversation.