'There's another political angle to the debate: Democratic consultant Gary Pearce says a nonbinding lottery referendum will help lure the game's supporters to the polls Nov. 5. Lottery proponents are, the thinking goes, more likely to vote Democratic. With new Republican-friendly legislative districts taking effect, Democratic leaders really are betting the House -- and the Senate -- on the lottery.
"We need all the help we can get," said Sen. Aaron Plyler, D-Union, one of the budget writers. "North Carolina is going the other way pretty fast."'
Not fast enough, Aaron. Not nearly fast enough.
I wonder what part of "unconstitutional" these dolts don't understand.
James Carville is the author of the "Put the lottery on the ballot and it will bring out all the democrat voters" strategy. He perfected it in Georgia.