A major development in the North Carolina Governor's race occurred today with the release of an unauthorized video from the McCrory campaign. Campaign staffers, advising the candidate, refer to a "condition" that McCrory has, one which the candidate states he "cannot help," because he was "born this way."
Coming as it does on the heels of recent polling showing Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton closing the gap, this revelation could spell trouble for the Pat McCrory campaign in North Carolina, where men are men and puppets are, well, children's toys.
For more on Puppet Pat and his very real opponent Walter Dalton, join me below the Nifty Orange Knot.
The video has been released on a new site: PuppetPat.com.
It's hilarious, and points out a real problem for McCrory. While some have seen his formless, beige, contentless campaign as a strength, when you look behind him, you see who is really running the show - Americans For Prosperity, Civitas and other well-financed groups who want nothing more than a puppet to rubber-stamp the increasingly right-wing agenda coming out of the North Carolina General Assembly.
Enjoy the video, then please, if you don't want a puppet running the state that once was the bright shining progressive star in the Southeast, by all means help out.
Who, you may ask, is Walter Dalton? He's an experienced State Senator and current Lieutenant Governor who is middle of the road, progressive on key issues, and a competent, solid leader in the long history of such men and women in North Carolina. He's not a puppet. He's not an ideologue. He's a leader.
Check him out here at Walter Dalton For NC.
I helped run a campaign against Walter Dalton for the Democratic nomination for Lt. Governor in 2008. I grew to respect and admire his skills and his hard work. He is a solid, mature and capable candidate.
And he doesn't have anyone's hand in the back of his head either.