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The 11th Commandment

Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on February 22, 2008 - 8:53am.
Tags: Fred Smith | Governor '08 | Karen Rotterman | Pat McCrory | Under the Dome

Pat McCrory pledged not to speak ill of his opponents.

While signing up to run for governor at the State Board of Elections Thursday, the Charlotte mayor announced a pledge not to speak ill of the other Republican candidates, Mark Johnson reports.

A senior adviser to rival Fred Smith responded within three hours.

"If I were Pat McCrory, I would probably be suggesting this same thing — a shell game move to take your eye off his record," said Karen Rotterman.

McCrory said that the Republicans had played nice so far and did not take exception to a remark from Smith last month that he was a "tax-and-spend liberal" who ought to be a Democrat.

"He didn't do it in front of me," McCrory said.

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