Beverly Perdue is criticizing rival Pat McCrory for sending lobbyists a copy of a fundraising letter.
The Republican gubernatorial nominee sent a fundraising letter last week to political action committees, promising that "you will have a governor that will work with you to develop solutions."
His campaign also sent copies to lobbyists connected with the PACs.
The involvement of lobbyists is controversial because their job is to influence legislation and other government action. Critics say that allowing lobbyists to raise money for a candidate can create the appearance of a "pay-to-play" system.
State law bans lobbyists from personally giving to candidates and collecting contributions under certain circumstances.
McCrory campaign manager Richard Hudson said the campaign is following the law. It mailed the lobbyists because many still advise the PACs on whom they should support.
"Those are the folks who typically make the decision about where the money's going to go," he said. "My understanding is that's normal procedure." (Char-O)
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Re: Hypocrites, INC
McCrory gets criticized for the RGA money that has been raised while they ignored "Bev the PAC-Woman." We can eliminate a lot of the need for big $$$ if she would go around the state and have real debates with McCrory. It is really unbelievable...not really...that her campaign is so negative. Come on let's be open and debate the issues before the working families of NC.