Mar 27 2008
Perdue, Moore Squabble About Ads
The two leading Democratic candidates for governor are balking over new commercials.Richard Moore’s campaign wrote the State Board of Elections on Thursday asking it to investigate a radio commercial sponsored by the National Education Association. The ad doesn’t tell listeners to vote for rival Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue but praises her support for education.
The Moore campaign said the ad crosses the line and asks the board to call it illegal. An NEA spokesman said the ad is lawful.
Perdue’s campaign calls a Moore TV ad a “smear” because it mentions a campaign finance investigation related to contributions she and other candidates received during the 1990s. Perdue had to return the money, and a prosecutor said she didn’t knowingly receive illegal contributions.
These two remind me more of Clinton and Obama as each day goes forward. While Clinton and Obama waste their time nitpicking each other, John McCain is creeping past them in the polls. While Moore and Perdue squabble back and forth, here comes Pat McCrory on the outside as they round the bend.
If anyone is interested in combating crime in our state, then a vote for Pat McCrory is definitely in order. Let the other two candidates wrangle it out by their attacks on each other. Pat McCrory stands heads above them.