Charlotte likes the governor.
According to Public Policy Polling, Gov. Beverly Perdue's approval rating in the Charlotte area is better than her statewide rating in the Democratic polling firm's last three polls. It's an interesting result for a governor who defeated the city's Republican mayor, Pat McCrory in the November election. The firm's communication's director Tom Jensen says Perdue's approval rating has consistently outpaced her statewide approval.
"That's somewhat surprising," Jensen said.
In February she was at +11 statewide but +17 in Charlotte. In March it was +9 throughout the state and +13 in Charlotte. Our most recent survey showed a +1 for everyone and a +4 in Charlotte. On average that means she's doing four points better in the region than she is in North Carolina as a whole.
Perdue has been working on keeping her visibility up in Charlotte since she took office.
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