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The term "bully pulpit" stems from President Theodore Roosevelt's reference to the White House as a "bully pulpit," meaning a terrific platform from which to persuasively advocate an agenda. Roosevelt often used the word "bully" as an adjective meaning superb/wonderful. The Bully Pulpit features news, reasoned discourse, opinion and some humor.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

McCrory: Negative ads work

GREENSBORO (The News & Observer) - Pat McCrory was a political science major at Catawba College, but that is not where he got his real political education.

McCrory earned his "graduate degree" in politics during his seven terms as Charlotte mayor, and his "Ph.D." as the Republican nominee for governor last year.

The other day, McCrory spoke to the N.C Political Science Association's annual meeting about the lessons he learned last year. McCrory lost a close race to Democrat Beverly Perdue, 50 percent to 47 percent. It was a strong showing in a Democratic year. It was also the closest governor's race in the country last year.

McCrory said he was offering his lessons not as sour grapes, but as observations that might be useful to the political science professors who gathered at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

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