PPP is saying that the Democrats should run Erskine Bowles:
"We've tested a number of Democratic alternatives to Bev Perdue over the last year and Bowles was the only one who didn't trail McCrory. In October we found the two tied at 42%....
...In 2004 Bowles was burdened by a Kerry/Edwards ticket that was very weak in North Carolina and lost the state by 12 points. What people might forget is that Bowles lost by only 5 points, outrunning the Presidential ticket by 7. The Presidential landscape in North Carolina has changed dramatically since 2004 and with the state looking like a dead heat if Bowles could outrun Obama by just 2-3 points he'd probably find himself in the Governor's Mansion."
Bowles was ahead for the entire 2004 Senatorial race until the last few weeks when the Republicans came home. This is good news for the Democrats. Similar to VA, the suburban/urban areas are growing faster and the Democrats are more formidable than ever here.
