The Charlotte Observer absolutely skewers Pat McCrory as a terrible Governor and heartily endorses Roy Cooper for Governor.
This is one race I would like to see us winning. McCrory is absolutely worthless and his policies are destroying North Carolina. Nice endorsement for Cooper.
Entire endorsement here: www.charlotteobserver.com/...
McCrory’s term as North Carolina governor is the ultimate illustration of the Peter Principle: that people are promoted based on their past performance and not the abilities needed for the new role and thus rise to the level of their incompetence. McCrory has certainly done that.
Fortunately, voters have a superior option in Democrat Roy Cooper. A Morehead Scholar at UNC, a former Senate majority leader and a four-term attorney general, Cooper has the experience, the intelligence and the policy stances needed to return the state to its stature as a progressive leader in the South.
That stature has been lost under McCrory. While the state’s and nation’s attention has rightfully been focused on HB2 since spring, McCrory’s lack of leadership and wrong-headed policies have been on display since his first year in Raleigh.
McCrory has signed enough bad legislation to fill a library, and his administration has enacted one misguided policy after another.
Cooper was a leader in the legislature and then served 16 years as attorney general. He knows the state and its history, and understands its government from different perspectives. He would not have the learning curve McCrory continues to climb.
Cooper has a clear vision of what he wants to accomplish, built largely on investing in public education and creating a well-trained workforce that will feed a growing economy and strengthen the middle class.
Great news out of North Carolina for voters. This could help!