By David N. Bass
RALEIGH, N.C. -- North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue -- the woman who wanted to cancel congressional elections -- has decided to cancel her own.
After signaling that she would seek a second term in 2012, Perdue shocked the political world Jan. 26 when she scuttled her re-election bid. The decision has implications far beyond the confines of Tar Heel politics.
Perdue, a Democrat and the state's first female governor, ranked as one of the weakest incumbent governors this year. She rode President Obama's coattails in 2008 to defeat former Charlotte mayor Pat McCrory by a whisker. Without the benefit of Obama's turnout machine, Perdue would have lost.
Read more: http://spectator.org/archives/2012/02/03/carolina-girl
RALEIGH, N.C. -- North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue -- the woman who wanted to cancel congressional elections -- has decided to cancel her own.
After signaling that she would seek a second term in 2012, Perdue shocked the political world Jan. 26 when she scuttled her re-election bid. The decision has implications far beyond the confines of Tar Heel politics.
Perdue, a Democrat and the state's first female governor, ranked as one of the weakest incumbent governors this year. She rode President Obama's coattails in 2008 to defeat former Charlotte mayor Pat McCrory by a whisker. Without the benefit of Obama's turnout machine, Perdue would have lost.
Read more: http://spectator.org/archives/2012/02/03/carolina-girl
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