Pricey is right
Inside Scoop reports today that Rep. Pricey Harrison is still being questioned about her lottery vote last week. I heard the same skepticism from another legislator. Don't give her too much credit for standing up to pressure from the governor and speaker and voting her conscience, I was advised.
Well, I'm sticking with her on this. The idea that she voted for the lottery in deference to Mike Easley and Jim Black, but switched when she learned her vote wasn't needed for the bill to pass, doesn't make sense to me.
Her final vote - against the lottery - is what's on record. That's what she'll carry with her when she runs for re-election.
It's a safe bet that most voters in Greensboro support the lottery and therefore are unhappy with Harrison's vote against it. So it was courageous of her to do what she felt in her "heart of hearts" was the right thing.
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