I wrote a book about Pat McCrory

"The Change Agent" is available now

How did Pat McCrory go from a beloved mayor and rock-star Republican governor to a political outcast?

I spent the past year trying to answer that question. The result is my first book: The Change Agent, available now.

For the first time, you’ll get the full story of one of the most consequential political figures in modern North Carolina history.

Before the boycotts, protests, and bitter defeat, McCrory was the mayor who helped transform Charlotte into a major American city. Then he became governor and brought that same restless, results-driven style to Raleigh.

It worked, until it didn’t.

Over the past year, I spent hundreds of hours talking with Gov. McCrory, his advisers, his allies, and his critics. What I found was bigger than a simple rise and fall.

The Change Agent is about what Pat McCrory built, what he changed, what he misjudged, and the kind of leadership North Carolina once rewarded, and may yet need again.

I’m proud of this book, and I hope you’ll read it.

You can order The Change Agent on Amazon today.

Thank you, as always, for reading and supporting Longleaf Politics.

Andrew