Who would Andy Taylor vote for President?

John McCain 35
Barack Obama 25
Bob Barr 5

Who would Andy Taylor vote for Governor?

Bev Perdue 34
Pat McCrory 23
Michael Munger 6

This poll, from Public Policy Polling, shows who North Carolinians think Sheriff Taylor would choose. Apparently, he’d be a ticket splitter.

“The good Sheriff always came across as a moderate Democrat, and the voting pattern respondents think he would adopt is one that explains why North Carolina votes Republican for President election after election while continuing by and large to elect Democratic Governors,” the pollsters said. “It’s surprising to see so many folks think he would vote Libertarian, but then again given how bumbling most of the people sent down from Raleigh to watch over him through the years were one can see why he would think reducing the size of government and returning power to the local level would be a prudent move.”

Bev Perdue 42
Pat McCrory 41
Michael Munger 5

According to Public Policy Polling, the race for Governor is a close one.

All three surveys PPP has conducted since the primary have shown the race within the margin of error. Read More

Polls show that Libertarian candidate Michael Munger is affecting the race, taking 13 percent of independents, while Perdue and McCrory divide them at 33 percent. PPP says, “Munger also gets 5 percent of the Republican vote compared to 3 percent of the Democratic vote.”

RALEIGH, N.C. — Senator Elizabeth Dole will address attendees at the NC State Fairgrounds Friday at 5:45 p.m.

It is one of several holiday events planned for the Senator this week. She will also speak in Charlotte and Winston-Salem and appear in a parade in Faith, N.C.

BY MEDIA GENERAL NEWS SERVICE
WASHINGTON — A Winston-Salem businessman and key campaign supporter of President Bush has been named the new ambassador to the Netherlands.

Jim Culbertson, a former computer executive who directed Bush’s fundraising efforts in North Carolina in 2004, was nominated by Bush at the beginning of the month and confirmed to the position by the Senate late Friday. (more…)