Munger wants an invite

Democrat Beverly Perdue and Republican Pat McCrory have agreed a series of five debates, but the Libertarian candidate, Michael Munger was not invited.

Munger, a Duke University political science professor, said that given the very restrictive nature of North Carolina’s ballot access law, it is only fair that the Libertarian candidate be invited, Rob Christensen reports.

"Yet the Libertarians have been excluded from participation, without explanation," Munger said. "The political elite of our state has made a decision to put its own convenience over the obvious will of the citizens.

"As H.L. Mencken said, 'Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard,'" Munger said. "When you watch a debate where one legally qualified party is excluded, you are watching North Carolina 'democracy' in action.  Is this the kind of democracy that you want to live in?"