RGA Statement on Bev Perdue’s Decision to Not Seek Re-Election

Republican Governors Association Executive Director Phil Cox issued the following statement regarding reports that Democratic North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue’s will not seek re-election:

“It’s now clear that the past four years of having a Democratic governor in North Carolina have been a failure.  North Carolina’s lost ground to its neighbors, and now has the worst unemployment rate in the region.  It’s never been more clear that North Carolina needs a Republican governor who will bring fresh ideas and a new perspective to the governor’s office.

As governor, Bev Perdue continues to set the Democrat agenda in Raleigh, which now includes a massive, job-crushing sales tax hike. No matter how hard they try, whoever emerges as the Democratic Party’s successor to Bev Perdue won’t be able to run from the Democrats’ record of higher taxes and disappointing job losses.”

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