McCrory has it down Pat
Doug has a longer take here on our meeting Friday with Charlotte mayor and GOP gubernatorial candidate Pat McCrory.
McCrory did handle himself very well, and made some forceful points about immigration, gangs, transportation, education and visible leadership.
I especially like his call for a long-range state transportation plan (as in 50 years).
He also has come interesting notions about the state's community colleges, which he believes are straying from their core mission of vocational training.
He did not seem daunted in the least in the less-than-stellar performance of previous Charlotte mayors in recent statewide elections (Gantt, Knox, Vinroot).
One reservation: His strategy on immigation is a lot more thoughtful in detail than his TV commercial, which pretty much presses the lock-em-up button and could appeal less to voters' baser instincts and emotions.
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