Pat McCrory debated Bev Perdue last night, and it wasn't even close. Perdue has a very annoying habit of bringing false issues and trying to frame them on her opponent, but it falls flat when she is pressed and called out for her answers - she doesn't really answer them. I commend the anchors from WRAL on this.
In much the same way the McCain camp uses humor to mock Obama, McCrory seems amused at Perdue's anwers and strongly states his positions. This was true on every topic: offshore drilling, education, third-party ads, and so forth.
The Easley trick of 2000 with vochers is really frustrating to watch. She deliberately mis-states what McCrory's position is and then tries to tell him what he thinks. That's a really, really bad debate tactic.
Two recent polls showed the race moving towards McCrory. Survey USA showed him up 49% to 41%, although that poll seems to have been a little skewed. In a new PPP poll, Perdue was at 41 % and McCrory at 40%. Considering there has been anywhere from a 3% to 8% gap from them, an insignificant 1% shows clear movement in the direction of McCrory.
I'm looking forward to seeing this race in the final two months. The trend if going towards McCrory, but it's not over yet.
Here is the video of the debate, it's worth watching if you haven't seen it yet.
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By far, the best moment of the debate (for a McCrory fan) was when Bev informed North Carolina that offering vocation training for high school students would be lowering our expectations.
As an insurance adjuster who routinely deals with mechanics, body repair men, painters, plumbers, electricians, etc, MOST of these people make far more money than I do with my overrated liberal arts education. So what is it about them that is so beneath everyone else? Because they're working with their hands? Talk about elitism.
I'm sure her camp will say it was taken out of context or that she misspoke, but I think she just blurted out what was really on her mind.
I saw this debate on C-Span. Once again I thought he did a fantastic job. Perdue really looks out of her element. Is she really the best the Democratic Party had? I really liked McCrory's talk about vocational training. Not everybody wants to go to college. Plus we need people willing and able to do jobs with their hands.
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