NC 2016 Gubernatorial Discussion Thread

[JacobNC]

I see the 2010 Lt. Gov. Race as a floor for Cooper in this race.

https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2012&fips=37&f=0&off=6&elect=0

Maybe McCrory does a little bit better in Charlotte (though not nearly as well as he did in 2012) and Cooper does slightly better in eastern NC, around Rocky Mount, Wilson and Roanoke Rapids.  But with Hillary on the ballot getting at least 47% in NC and McCrory's image no longer perfect as it was, there's not much room for McCrory to win.  A little bit of room, but not much.

[JacobNC]

After all, the GOPers still control both chambers of the General Assembly

Not because people actually like them.  They're gerrymandered in.

[JacobNC]

Lieutenant Gov. Dan Forest is pretending to be relevant, how cute:

http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/12/25/3485327/dan-forest-looks-to-make-good.html

He says he has a plan to raise teacher's salaries to the highest in the nation; I skimmed the article twice, but couldn't find what it was.  I assume it involves partial or full privatization of the state school system.