# A Virginia newspaper is endorsing NC Gov. McCrory because he's driving business to Virginia **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [October 29, 2016, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-virginia-newspaper-is-endorsing-nc-gov-mccrory-because-hes-driving-business-to-virginia/770018 "2016-10-29T15:12:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2016, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-virginia-newspaper-is-endorsing-nc-gov-mccrory-because-hes-driving-business-to-virginia/770018/1 "2016-10-29T15:12:54Z")
This is being [reported elsewhere](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/pat-mccrory-hb2-lgbtq_us_581401f4e4b064e1b4b2bc77) as an “endorsement”. Whether or not it can be truly characterized as such, it is funny. > **[Our view: Ballot selfies and other election thoughts](https://roanoke.com/opinion/editorials/our-view-ballot-selfies-and-other-election-thoughts/article_bb97e9ce-ff92-580e-8b8b-6d3390b921b1.html)** > > Three thoughts on the upcoming election: > [@](#): > > •Which candidate would do the most to help our local economy? That’s easy. It’s Pat McCrory, the Republican governor of North Carolina, who’s seeking his second four-year term in the November election. We can point to specific and multiple ways he has helped the economy — our economy. North Carolina panicked and made a spectacle of itself by passing HB2, its so-called “bathroom bill.” In response, various companies and even sports leagues pulled events from the state. Three of those have wound up in Salem — the NCAA Division III men’s and women’s soccer championships, as well as the Division II Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football championship. That’s money in the bank for us. > > McCrory has given Virginia a competitive advantage in economic development, as well. When the University Economic Development Association recently held its national conference in Roanoke, the keynote speaker highlighted a North Carolina program to encourage partnerships between colleges and companies, as a way help recruit technology companies interested in research and development. The speaker hailed it as a model for other states to follow as they try to build a “knowledge economy.” Then the speaker noted that McCrory had cancelled it. The pro-business audience groaned. > > On Monday, a data company picked Richmond as the site for a new office, with 730 jobs. Industry officials said it beat out Charlotte specifically because of HB2. > > Feel free to argue all you want which presidential candidate would be best, but it’s clear that Virginia would be best served if North Carolina re-elected McCrory. ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2016, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-virginia-newspaper-is-endorsing-nc-gov-mccrory-because-hes-driving-business-to-virginia/770018/2 "2016-10-29T17:31:32Z")
They can have him if they want him so badly. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2016, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-virginia-newspaper-is-endorsing-nc-gov-mccrory-because-hes-driving-business-to-virginia/770018/3 "2016-10-30T00:13:01Z")
As I said in a different thread, I’d be delighted to help him pack. Maybe we can send him over …