LGBT law puts North Carolina governor in precarious position
Source: Associated Press
LGBT law puts North Carolina governor in precarious position
Jonathan Drew and Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press
Updated 7:07 pm, Wednesday, April 20, 2016
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — When Republican North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory signed a far-reaching LGBT law that critics called discriminatory, he said it wouldn't hurt the state's ability to attract jobs. It did.
When he signed an executive order seeking to lessen the law's impact, it upset some of his conservative supporters who said he "went too far" in bowing to national pressure. In yet another blow Tuesday, a federal appeals court that oversees North Carolina issued an opinion that now threatens part of the state law.
Through it all, McCrory has emerged — perhaps reluctantly — as the public face of the law and could become the biggest political loser as he suddenly finds himself in a tough re-election fight already swayed by the issue.
"He's in a tough spot," said Chris Cooper, a political science professor at Western Carolina University. "The executive order probably isn't going to mean a lot policy-wise. He's running the risk, no matter what he does, of alienating the average North Carolina voter. He's sort of stuck in the political middle."
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