The interest groups that derive benefits from the current tax system will fight tooth and nail to preserve it. And opportunistic politicians will play along.
Running a more independent campaign might risk some intra-party tensions. But it would also have a better shot of putting the ball in the outfield – or in the stands.
Dalton will never beat McCrory by trying to convince North Carolinians to stay the course. They don’t want to.
Just as Republicans shouldn’t have been fooling themselves before this week about McCrory being a shoo-in, Democrats shouldn’t be fooling themselves now.
There is room in the gubernatorial race for both Richard Moore, the former state treasurer, and state Sen. Dan Blue, the former speaker of the North Carolina House.
