Pat McCrory for governor

After serving for more than a decade as Charlotte’s popular mayor, McCrory is the clear choice for the state’s next governor. McCrory has the opportunity to fundamentally change how politics operates in Raleigh.

He has been a champion of public transportation in Charlotte and is well-suited to address the state’s future growth and urban sprawl through his proposed use of light rail and clean energy buses. He has also been a proponent of green energy technology, which in turn can create a new sector of jobs in the state.

His opponent Democrat Bev Perdue has served for the past eight years as lieutenant governor and is a product of the state’s Democratic establishment machine. It’s time for some fresh leadership, and political insider Perdue would not be able to off it.

McCrory would be a welcome change for Raleigh, and he has the commitment to end the political cronyism that has permeated Raleigh for so long. McCrory has also demonstrated a level of transparency desperately needed in Raleigh during his time as mayor.

While neither are particularly progressive on abortion or gay rights issues, McCrory has shown himself to be a moderate Republican who has proved he can garner bipartisan support.

His administration would bring political balance to Raleigh that has long been absent. We strongly endorse Pat McCrory for governor.