You’ve got Democrats raising money for you, dude.

Anyone who read sister blog Meck Deck under the watch of Jeff Taylor knows he wasn’t exactly Mayor Pat’s best buddy. But successor Tara Servatius from offers some friendly advice for his (more than likely) upcoming campaign against Gov. Bev Perdue:

But McCrory is the only candidate who could screw this up badly enough to put her back in office. It’s not that he’s incompetent as a politician. Far from it.

It’s that he won’t take the gloves off. Had he in the last election, when she was mercilessly pummeling him day and night, I’m convinced he would have won.

Earth to Pat: Freed death row, tax increase during worst unemployment period since Great Depression, Freed death row, tax increase during worst unemployment period since Great Depression, Freed death row, tax increase during worst unemployment period since Great Depression.

As I write this, the fear is the Republican nominee for president will similarly fail to take the gloves off. That’s the problem with conservatives; they’re just too nice.