Will McCroy run or Won't He? Does Anyone Care?

Under the Dome reports that Charlotte Mayor Pat McCroy (left) has reserved space in his hometown of Jamestown, possibly to make an official announcement regarding a run for Governor.

Katy's Conservative Corner believes this is too little, too late.  There have been three candidates working hard, criss-crossing our state.  KCC feels that a late entry by McCroy could end up foundering, like that of presidential candidate, Fred Thompson. (For the record, KCC is rooting for Thompson to right his ship.)

If McCroy does get in, the candidate with the most to lose seems to be Bill Graham (left), from Salisbury.  Since both men are from the same region of the state, they could tend to pull from the same pool of GOP voters.

Further, voters in other parts of North Carolina tend to view politicians from the Queen City with a bit of suspicion.  Perhaps it is mere envy.  It could be, because they have no ACC baskeball team (only joking).

Though Bob Orr is technically from Western NC, he's lived in Raleigh so long, he's practically a native to the Triangle region.  Orr and state Senator Fred Smith (R-Johnston) are competing for the same conservative block of voters, while Graham's voter registration history and record of donating to political candidates seem to plant him squarely in the moderate to liberal Republican camp.

The interest and excitement continues to build in this race.  Stay tuned...