Bev and Richard, together again?
From today's paper:
RALEIGH - Lt. Gov. Bev Perdue said Thursday that she would talk to her bitter rival from the Democratic primary about helping to manage the state's fiscal problems if she should win the election next week.State Treasurer Richard Moore and Perdue fought a tough battle laced with personal attacks, including one in which Moore suggested Perdue might be racist. Moore has endorsed Perdue but has not appeared on the campaign trail for the Democratic nominee.
Perdue is now locked in a tight battle with Republican Pat McCrory, the mayor of Charlotte. In recent days, the two have argued over who best can handle the flagging economy and its impact on the state budget. Slowing tax collections are likely to force the next governor to find cuts, Perdue said.
"Maybe Richard (Moore) will have a role to play after the election," she said.
When asked if she was saying her former primary rival might serve in a Perdue administration, she said she had not talked to him about specifics. "I intend to have that conversation with him, because I think he's a good leader and a good man," she said.
Moore did not return calls to his office seeking comment Thursday afternoon.
On one level, the choice is logical. Moore is familiar with the state's finances, especially its borrowing. And he has served in the state legislature, so he is familiar with the somewhat Byzantine state budget process. But given the animus between Moore and Perdue during the primary, it is hard to imagine the pair working together.
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