Close watchers of WLOS know that Russ Bowen has been running a series of profiles of candidates running for N.C. governor. This week, Russ did Beverly Perdue, and she apparently liked it. Here’s what the Under the Dome column in the Raleigh News & Observer said:
On the cutting-room floor
Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue thought enough of a profile by a Western North Carolina television station to post the report on YouTube.
But not before her campaign for the Democratic nomination for governor did a little editing.
The Perdue version of the segment by ABC affiliate WLOS omits the ending. That’s when reporter Russ Bowen says Perdue took responsibility for her campaign’s failure to report occupation information for many of her contributors.
The lapse in campaign finance reporting had earlier led Perdue to say her campaign would be “held to a higher standard of openness and transparency.”
Campaign spokesman David Kochman said, “The lieutenant governor did an interview with that reporter, and that’s what we posted.”
Thanks to loyal reader Ladybird for spotting this and sharing it.