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NEXT WE WILL TAKE YOU TO CHARLOTTE FOR THE GOVERNOR DEBATE. THE DEBATE TOOK PLACE IN IN
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TRYING " RESEARCH PARK, AND THIS IS JUST OVER 50 MINUTES. >> GOOD EVENING, AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR THE FIRST OF TWO
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DEBATES. I AM DELIGHTED TO BE YOUR MODERATED. TO INTRODUCE THE MAJOR CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR, WALTER DALTON IS THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE, A FORMER SIX-TERM...
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WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN AFGHANISTAN AND REMEMBER THEIR FAMILIES. I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR QUESTIONS, BECAUSE THIS IS IMPORTANT. WE HAVE SEEN TOUGH TIMES,...
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AUDIENCE WITH MY FAMILY WHO LIVED ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA. I GREW UP IN JAMESTOWN WHERE I LEARNED MY VALUES. I OBTAINED MY NORTH CAROLINA TEACHING CERTIFICATION....
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MEMBER STATIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA AS THE STATIONS ABROAD TASTER'S NOMINATED JOURNALISTS TO. THEY WERE SELECTED BY RANDOM DRUG. WE HAVE DAVE JORDAN...
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| 00:04:33 |
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COULD YOU GIVE US MORE DETAIL ON WHAT EXACTLY IS THAT YOU WANT TO DO, HOW IT YOU WILL ACHIEVE THAT, AND HOW SOON YOU THINK JOBS CAN BE CREATED. >> WE...
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| 00:04:51 |
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THE FIRST THING WE NEED IS CHANGE THE CULTURE OF GOVERNMENT, AND THE ATTITUDE TO MAKE SURE THAT STATE GOVERNMENT TREAT OUR SMALL BUSINESSES AND ALL BUSINESSES...
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TO HIRE A A LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYED, IT HAS SHARED WORK WHERE YOU CAN HAVE SOMEONE GET OFF UNEMPLOYMENT, HAVE THEM WORK ON A TRIAL BASIS, TO GET A PARTIAL...
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GOVERNOR ALONG WITH THE GOVERNOR, WHEN MONTHS AGO IT THEY WERE RECOMMENDING A 15% SALES TAX INCREASE DURING THE TOUGHEST RECESSION THAT MOST CITIZENS...
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OR LONG-TERM, AND IF YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MANY JOBS YOU THINK YOU CAN CREATE. >> IF YOU LOOK AT THE HIRING OF LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYED IT CAN BE DONE QUICKLY....
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| 00:08:08 |
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SUCCESSFUL. THE OTHER JOBS ARE LAGER, BUT THEY INVEST IN OUR TALENT. ENTREPRENEURSHIP, IS WHAT WILL DRIVE THAT FUTURE ECONOMY. MY PLAN ADDRESSES THAT....
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| 00:08:56 |
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BUSINESSES OR ALLOW EXISTING BUSINESSES TO EXPAND SO THAT WE'RE
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| 00:09:00 |
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NOT LOSING COMPANIES LIKE CONTINENTAL TYRE TO SOUTH CAROLINA,. >> THANK YOU. I DO NOT KNOW ANYBODY WHO LIKES INCENTIVES, BUT THE COURTS HAVE SAID THEY...
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OFFERING THEM. WE HAVE TO BE IN THE INCENTIVE GAME. IT IS LIKE BUYING A VEHICLE, YOU IDENTIFY A GENERAL MOTORS CARD CANNOT AFFORD, AND A TOYOTA, AND...
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| 00:10:13 |
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COMPANIES AND DO COMPANIES, AND THAT IS NOT HAVE THE HIGHEST SALES TAX, HIGHEST CORPORATE TAX, AND INCOME TAX IN THE SOUTHEAST, WHICH IS WHAT WE HAVE....
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| 00:11:30 |
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THE REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR IN VIRGINIA ASKED FOR MORE. HE TALKS ABOUT REFORM. WHAT HE HAS TALKED ABOUT IS DISTURBING THAT CURRENT TAX BURDEN. THAT IS...
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| 00:12:08 |
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AND WHAT SPECIFIC TAX OR TAXES WOULD YOU CONSIDER INCREASING TO MAKE UP FOR LOST REVENUE IN THE STATE? >> I THINK WE NEED AT LEAST BECOME COMPETITIVE...
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| 00:12:23 |
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THEY ARE IN A WHOLE DIFFERENT WORLD. THE BACK OF THE MATTER IS WE NEED TO DO THAT IN ORDER TO BE COMPETITIVE. IT WOULD REDUCE THE NEED TO GET THESE OUT...
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| 00:13:08 |
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I HAVE CUT $8 MILLION OF TAXES DURING MY TIME IN THE LEGISLATURE. I CUT THE FOOD TAX, AND IF YOU TALK ABOUT NORTH CAROLINA'S TAX RATES, WEAK DOW YOU...
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| 00:14:27 |
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ECONOMY, AND THE ONLY TALK ABOUT 21ST-CENTURY JOBS IS INEXCUSABLE, BECAUSE THE AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT INDUSTRIES IN OUR...
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| 00:15:18 |
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RETURNS. I THINK THIS IS AN APPLICATION FOR A JOB. I FILLED OUT MY APPLICATION, AND HE HAS NOT. >> I PAID WHAT WAS REQUIRED BY THE IRS, AND THE IRS...
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RETURNS AS LONG AS I HAVE BEEN EMPLOYED IN NORTH CAROLINA. I AM PROUD OF MY PRIVATE SECTOR EXPERIENCE, AND I WILL NOT HAVE THE IRS CHECKING PERSONAL...
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| 00:16:04 |
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TAKES OFFICE. HOW WILL YOU ENSURE THOSE WHO NEED TO DO NOT FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS? >> HEALTH HAS BEEN A VERY TOUGH ISSUE. SEVERAL YEARS AGO, WE PRIVATIZED...
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| 00:16:19 |
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DIRECTORS WERE SAYING THAT WOULD BE A GOOD THING. A ENDED UP NOT BEING A GOOD THING, PARTICULARLY FOR ORAL AREAS WHO DO NOT HAVE A PRIVATE PROVIDERS....
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| 00:17:35 |
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ADMINISTRATION WOULD FIX THE MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEM IN NORTH CAROLINA. IT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. IT IS DISASTROUS. IF YOU TALK TO ANY SHERIFF, RIGHT NOW...
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| 00:18:27 |
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BY THE FOURTH GRADE. THE RESPONSE I AM HEARING TO THAT IS YOU ARE SETTING THE BAR INCREDIBLY LOW. HOW DEEP YOU RESPOND TO THAT? MR. DALTON, WHERE TO YOU...
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| 00:18:50 |
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COMPARED TO NORTH CAROLINA STANDARDS, THE CURRENT SUCCESS OF KIDS READING AFTER THE THIRD GRADE, THAT IS A VERY HIGH STANDARD. IT WOULD BE A TREMENDOUS...
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| 00:19:59 |
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HELD UNCONSTITUTIONAL, AND THE LEGISLATURE TO NOT FIX IT. THE INJURED TO YOUR QUESTION IS WE NEED CHILDREN READING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, AND AS EARLY...
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| 00:20:56 |
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WE HAVE 60% OF OUR CHILDREN WHO DO GRADUATE FROM OUR SCHOOLS NEED REMEDIAL ENGLISH AND MATH IN OUR COMMUNITY COLLEGES. WE ARE REPLICATING RESOURCES AT...
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| 00:21:41 |
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CUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE EDUCATION PLAN I CAME OUT WITH, -- ITS RELATIONS OF LOT OF THAT MONEY. I WILL NOT CUT EDUCATION. IT HAS BEEN CUT TO BEEN DEEPLY....
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| 00:23:14 |
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THE -- OF THE DALTO ADMINISTRATIONN , THEY DID CUT EDUCATION. -- OF THE PERDUE-DALTON ADMINISTRATION, THEY DID CUT EDUCATION. THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN...
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| 00:24:41 |
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WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS. THE CUTS DID NOT HELP. WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT IMPROVING EDUCATION, I DID THE INNOVATION -- INNOVATIVE EDUCATION ACT THAT WAS DESCRIBED...
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| 00:25:14 |
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AGENCY WAS PUT THE BEST CREED -- CREATED TO PROVIDE
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| 00:25:19 |
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POWER TO NORTH CAROLINA. IT HAS BEEN IN DEBT SINCE 1981. A STATE COMMITTEE WAS FORMED TO LOOK AT THE POSSIBLE SOLUTION FOR THIS DEBT. DO EITHER ONE OF...
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| 00:25:47 |
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STATUS AND NOT HAVING A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. I THINK THERE IS POTENTIAL DOWN THE ROAD, ESPECIALLY WITH THE MERGER OF TWO UTILITY COMPANIES TO LOOK...
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| 00:26:39 |
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THAT, YOU WILL SEE THE DEBT COME DOWN. THE OTHER WAY IS TO LOOK AT MY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN. IT HAS A PROVISION FOR CAPITAL FUNDING FOR MANUFACTURING....
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| 00:27:52 |
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MANUFACTURING IS SO BURDENSOME -- ARE SO BOREDOMS SOME. THEY SAY, I GIVE UP. I WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE LINE. THERE IS A MAJOR PLANT OUTSIDE OF GREENBELT....
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| 00:28:28 |
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TO EXTRACT NATURAL GAS. HOW CAN GUARANTEE THIS CAN BE DONE SAFELY? I WILL BEGIN WITH YOU, MR. DALTON. >> I AM OPEN TO ALL ENERGY POSSIBILITIES, FRACKING...
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| 00:28:48 |
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VETOED THAT BILL. WE NEED TO GET SOME SAFEGUARDS IN PLACE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF FRACKING. IF YOU LOOK AT ALL THE STUDIES -- I PRESIDED OVER THE SENATE...
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| 00:29:56 |
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OF PHILADELPHIA AND FORMER GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA SAID THERE ARE SIX WAYS TO DO IT. THEY ARE IMPLEMENTING SAFEWAY'S IN PENNSYLVANIA. THE STUDY -- IMPLEMENTING...
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| 00:30:55 |
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THAT HE IS MAKING THOSE TYPES OF COMMENTS. I AM OPEN TO ANY AND ALL OPTIONS. IT HAS TO BE SAFE. IT CAN NOT DEPLETE OUR WATER SUPPLY. I THINK I AM OUT...
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| 00:31:20 |
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SOME OF THE UNKNOWN AND POTENTIAL RISKS, IS IT WORTH IT FOR THAT NUMBER OF JOBS? >> THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE HAS YET TO DRILL ANYWHERE. WHY DON'T...
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| 00:31:38 |
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UNDERNEATH OUR GROUND? THAT IS WHAT I WANT TO DO. IF THERE ARE, WE WILL HAVE SAFE, ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND POLICY IN NORTH CAROLINA. JUST LIKE ED RENDELL...
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| 00:32:03 |
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FOR A PUBLIC-SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT. AND NOW BACK WITH MORE QUESTIONS FOR OUR CANDIDATES.
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| 00:32:08 |
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WE START WITH DAVE. >> THIS IS A QUESTION ABOUT STATE GOVERNMENT. AT A TIME WHEN FAMILIES ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA ARE MAKING SACRIFICES IN THEIR BUDGET,...
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| 00:32:21 |
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YOU GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE OF ONE SPECIFIC PROGRAM HE WOULD CUT OR ELIMINATE IN STATE GOVERNMENT. I WILL START WITH MR. MCCRORY. >> WHAT I WANT TO DO IS LOOK...
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| 00:32:39 |
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DOING MENIAL EDUCATION IN K-12 AND IN OUR COMMUNITY COLLEGES. WE ALSO HAVE THAT IN OUR UNIVERSITY SYSTEM WHERE FRESHMEN ARE ENTERING OUR UNIVERSITIES...
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| 00:33:17 |
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LOOK AT CONTRACT THINK, WHAT I WAS IN THE SENATE, I HELP LOCAL GOVERNMENTS BY SAYING WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND LOCAL TECHNOLOGY. RATHER THAN BIDDING ON...
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| 00:34:26 |
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IF YOU ARE ELECTED AND THE OPPOSITION PARTY IS IN CONTROL OF THE LEGISLATURE, HOW CAN YOU DEAL WITH -- WHAT DID YOU SAY TO VOTERS TO SAY THIS WILL NOT...
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| 00:34:49 |
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LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, I TOOK A VOLUNTARY CUT IN PAY TO EMPATHIZE WITH OUR STATE EMPLOYEES. IF THEY ARE SUFFERING, YOU HAVE TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE. AT THE...
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| 00:36:08 |
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WAS $38,000- $39,000. IT IS THE SAME PAY THE CURRENT MAYOR IS PAYING HIMSELF. I HAVE A HISTORY OF WORKING TOGETHER WITH BOTH PARTIES. I WAS THE MAYOR...
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| 00:37:17 |
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FOR NINE STRAIGHT YEARS WHILE HE WAS MAYOR, CHARLOTTE WAS THE HIGHEST TAX CITY IN THE STATE AND THE HIGHEST TAX CITY WHEN HE LEFT. HE TOOK IN 19% PAY...
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| 00:37:50 |
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BECAUSE THEY DO NOT THINK YOU CAN GET ANYTHING DONE. YOU ARE NOT WILLING TO COMPROMISE BECAUSE OF PARTISAN POLITICS. CAN EACH GIVE ME A SPECIFIC EXAMPLE...
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| 00:38:17 |
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ONE OF THE REASONS IS -- WE HAD A LOWER PROPERTY TAX THAN WINSTON-SALEM, DRUM, GREENSBORO. -- DURHAM, GREENSBORO. THE WAY HE USES STATISTICS IS EXTREMELY...
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| 00:39:25 |
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TOGETHER, I WORKED IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND WE PASSED NINE PIECES OF LEGISLATION THAT HELP TO THAT SYSTEM, WHICH HAS BEEN HAILED AS A MODEL FOR THE...
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| 00:40:25 |
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VOTERS EFFORT TO PAY FOR THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. WHEN HE WAS BUDGET CHAIRMAN, THE INCREASED TAX AFTER-TAX AFTER TAX. WHEN HE WAS LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,...
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| 00:41:07 |
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AISLE, A SPECIFIC INSTANCE? >> IMPLEMENTING A MASS TRANSIT SYSTEM IN MY CITY. I WORKED CLOSELY WITH GOVERNOR HUNT'S. WE CAMPAIGNS TOGETHER WHEN HE WAS
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GOVERNOR. -- I WAS CLOSELY WITH GOVERNOR H UNT. -- HUNT. WE SHARED A PLATFORM TO ALLOW THE VOTERS OF MECKLENBURG COUNTY TO SHARE A VISION I PRESENTED....
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| 00:41:43 |
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MCCRORY JUST AS I UNDERSTAND THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN EXPERIENCE IN NORTH CAROLINA. DO YOU THINK CHARACTERIZING YOUR UPON IT THAT WAY IS APPROPRIATE IN...
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| 00:42:08 |
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OF COMMENTS AFTER LOSING A RATESCE BY 24 POINTS. THEY WERE UPSET WHEN GOVERNOR ROMNEY MADE HIS 47% COMMENTS. THERE WERE REPUBLICANS ACROSS THE NATION...
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| 00:43:28 |
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IT WAS A LOW POINT IN NORTH CAROLINA POLITICS. THAT AD WAS SOMETHING THAT WILL NOT BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER. I HAVE A HISTORY AS A MAYOR AND AS A HUMAN BEING...
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| 00:44:45 |
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YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW ALL SENSE OF THE ADVERTISEMENT WAS. YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW OFFICE OF THE
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| 00:44:54 |
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47%, IT IS. YOU NEVER -- -- HOW OFFENSIVE THE 47% COMMENTS WAS. PERHAPS IT WAS AN INNOCENT MISTAKE, BUT IT WAS A BAD MISTAKE. >> ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT...
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| 00:45:16 |
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ISSUE OF BOULTER ID -- VOTER ID. >> IN
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| 00:45:23 |
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NORTH CAROLINA, WE DO NOT HAVE A VOTER ID BILL. THERE HAVE NOT BEEN MANY CASES OF FRAUD UNCOVERED ACROSS
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| 00:45:31 |
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THE STATE. IS IT WORTH THE PRICE OF ENACTING THIS? WE WILL BEGIN WITH YOU, MR. MCCRORY. >> ABSOLUTELY, IT IS WORTH THE PRICE. THE LEGISLATION HAS BEEN...
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| 00:45:50 |
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OCCUR DURING THE LAST SESSION. WE HAVE TO PROTECT THE INTEGRITY OF THE VOTER BOX. THERE ARE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS COMING INTO THE NORTH CAROLINA POLITICAL...
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| 00:46:54 |
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TALKED ABOUT LESS GOVERNMENT AND LESS SPENDING. WE ARE GOING TO SPEND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON SOMETHING THAT IS NOT A PROBLEM. IT IS A SOLUTION LOOKING...
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| 00:47:53 |
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REQUIRING SOME SORT OF IDENTIFICATION TO PROVE THAT YOU LIVE HERE IS A BASIC PROTECTION. MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON THE GROUND. THERE IS ABUSE IN THE ELECTION...
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| 00:48:30 |
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30 SECONDS. >> WE USED TO BE KNOWN AS A GOOD ROAD STAY IN NORTH CAROLINA. DO YOU HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR --
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| 00:48:41 |
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STATE IN NORTH CAROLINA. THE HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR TRANSPORTATION IN NORTH CAROLINA? CAN YOU DO IT WITHOUT RAISING GASOLINE PRICES, WHICH ARE...
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| 00:49:03 |
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AS THE GOOD ROADS GOVERNOR. HIS VISION WAS TO HAVE A HARD SURFACE ROAD IN EVERY COUNTY SEAT. I ASKED WHAT THAT CONCEPT WAS TODAY. IT IS FROM OUR BACK...
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| 00:50:42 |
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PROCEED AND GROW IN OUR STATE. AS MAYOR, ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS I DID IN 1996 WAS TO FORMULATE AND IMPLEMENT AN INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN, A TRANSPORTATION,...
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| 00:52:02 |
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UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN THE COUNTRY. WHAT I WANT TO DO IS BRING IN MY LEADERSHIP SKILLS I'VE ACQUIRED IN THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR AND BRING A TEAM...
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| 00:53:13 |
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SORING THIS DEBATE. >> WE OH A LOT TO THIS DEBATE. WE GREW UP HERE. AND I WANT THE VERY BEST FOR THAT CHILD AND EVERY CHILD
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| 00:53:25 |
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IN NORTH CAROLINA. THAT MEANS INVESTING IN EDUCATION, NOT CUTTING EDUCATION. THAT MEANS WE DON'T GIVE OUR MONEY TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS. BIG OIL AND...
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| 00:54:04 |
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BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE NORTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS
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EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION. [CAPTIONING PERFORMED BY NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE] [CAPTIONS COPYRIGHT NATIONAL CABLE SATELLITE CORP. 2012] >> THANKS...
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