The AP has a good overview of Erskine Bowles’ potential entry into N.C.’s gubernatorial race:
Erskine Bowles served as chief of staff in Bill Clinton’s White House, led the prestigious University of North Carolina system and headed a bipartisan commission that recommended tough choices to reduce the U.S. deficit.
The Charlotte investment banker is being asked to consider public service again — this time by fellow Democrats in his home state who want him to run for governor after incumbent Beverly Perdue shocked many last week by announcing she wouldn’t seek re-election.
While two Democrats have already gotten in, other notables are waiting for Bowles to decide in a race that could have implications for a presidential swing state that is hosting the Democratic convention.
“At lot of people are trying to encourage him to run,” said former Lt. Gov. Bob Jordan, who is among those who’ve spoken with Bowles. “He has not decided either way.”
The Charlotte Observer‘s Jim Morrill reports that Bowles says he’ll make a decision this week on whether to run.
