Carolina Politics Online

Press Release
October 28, 2008

RALEIGH—Lieutenant Governor Beverly Perdue is making a number of false claims out on the stump as she continues on the campaign trail.

FALSE CLAIM #1
“Perdue didn’t back down from (her) claim yesterday. She said McCrory has suggested that allowing New Jersey and New York to dump their trash in North Carolina would help create new jobs.” (Hewlett, Michael, “Perdue: Trash jobs won’t help,” Winston-Salem Journal, 10/25/08)

FACT CHECK #1
Accurate? No. The News & Observer calls the claim “doubtful.” (“Perdue’s ‘Floating’ ad,” Under the Dome, 10/16/08)

FALSE CLAIM #2
Perdue called McCrory “a man who wants to jerk almost $900 million out of the public school system…” (Upchurch, Keith, “Perdue makes pitch for state’s top job,” Durham Herald-Sun, 10/25/08)

FACT CHECK #2
Accurate? No. The News & Observer calls the claim “misleading.” (“Perdue on McCrory, vouchers,” Under the Dome, 9/19/08)

FALSE CLAIM #3
Beverly Perdue is running a commercial only in eastern N.C. and Greensboro that asserts that Pat McCrory has placed Charlotte’s interests in front of the rest of the state when it comes to transportation. “The ad suggests McCrory, if elected, will neglect road problems in rural areas.” Last week, on the stump, “she accused McCrory of suggesting that he doesn’t believe some rural communities need roads.” (Jameson, Tonya, “Perdue says messages aren’t contradictory,” Charlotte Observer, 10/25/08)

FACT CHECK #3
Accurate? No. The News & Observer says the claim “makes a leap.” (“Perdue’s ‘Map’ ad,” Under the Dome, 10/23/08)

Chairman Linda Daves, North Carolina Republican Party, made the following statement:
“Beverly Perdue is getting increasingly desperate on the campaign trail. Without anything to run on herself, she has turned to outright lies and deception to try to tear down Pat McCrory. Sensing that she is running out of time and the power of state government is slipping from her fingers, Perdue will stop at nothing to disparage Pat McCrory. North Carolinians will not fall for the same lies, deception, and divisive politics that have continually propped up the status quo in state government. It is clear now more than ever that we need a break from more of the same in state government. Pat McCrory is the leader of the moment. He will end the culture of corruption in state government, help businesses create new jobs and improve our economy, and make government accessible to the people once again. That is why North Carolinians will elect him our next Governor.”