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 RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - For the first time since 1992, when he won his first term as state attorney general, a presidential election year will pass in 2008 without Gov. Mike Easley running for statewide office.
But the race to replace Easley, one of 11 gubernatorial showdowns next year, figures to focus on his record in the Executive Mansion.
"It's largely a referendum on how people view how North Carolina is doing, and certainly Gov. Easley's term is part of that," said Chris Fitzsimon, executive director of NC Policy Watch, a liberal political watchdog group.
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