Pat McCrory to Address Republicans at 2009 NCGOP Convention

RALEIGH—Mayor Pat McCrory will address grassroots Republicans at the 2009 NCGOP Convention to be held from June 12-14 at the Raleigh Convention Center. Mayor McCrory will kick off the convention by speaking to delegates at the top of the first business session on Friday afternoon. He will deliver an address entitled "The Road to Victory." For a full schedule of events for the 2009 NCGOP Convention, click here.

Chairman Linda Daves, North Carolina Republican Party, made the following statement:

"I am extremely excited to have the mayor of my hometown and a good friend addressing the 2009 NCGOP Convention. As a highly effective mayor and visionary leader, Pat McCrory is just the right person to help North Carolina grassroots Republicans set a course for the future. Pat is the kind of leader that makes fellow Republicans proud to be on his team. It will be an honor to have him with us for our convention."

Where's Bev?

By Linda Daves
Chairman, North Carolina Republican Party

First, Lt. Gov. Bev Perdue is too busy to be seen with Barack Obama when he was in town this week. Now she won’t agree to more than six debates over the course of the entire campaign for Governor. Pat McCrory has already announced his intentions to attend more events that would provide the two candidates with a meaningful dialogue about the issues facing North Carolinians this November and called for joint appearances by the two candidates across the state.

North Carolina deserves better from someone looking for the top job in the state. We have had enough of MIA public officials during the Easley-Perdue administration. We need a Governor who is open and accessible to the public. Pat McCrory’s idea to hold a series of joint appearances with Bev Perdue throughout the state is an excellent one. She should accept it if she wants to shed the image that she will be just as inaccessible as Governor Easley has been over the past seven years. North Carolinians deserve a robust and open debate before they choose their next Governor. Voters should pressure Bev Perdue to see that it happens.