But will McCain be an anchor dragging down Republicans in the fall?
We shall see, though some of these races and candidacies will run separate and apart from McCain, regardless of how that goes. It’s been 20 years since NC last elected a GOP Governor. McCrory’s a bit too RINO for my tastes, but the Dems are going to have a hard time painting him into a corner (many are panic-stricken that they will lose the race).
One thing that seems to hold true in these contests, disregarding head to head % matchups, is that you have to keep your eye on the disapproval ratings. If one candidate’s is substantially higher than the other (by 10% or more), I don’t care what the race is, they lose. I was watching the Hastert open seat contest and didn’t see the approve/disapprove numbers for the candidates until days before the election. I initially said the Republican would win... until I saw his disapproval rating was just below 50% and way higher than the Dem’s. I knew then we had lost the race... and we did.
“But will McCain be an anchor dragging down Republicans in the fall?”
Possibly but McCrory has a real shot at winning in November. Mayor Pat needs to stay FAR away from McCain...