Highlights from Elaine Marshall's Daily Kos live chat

Hi everyone, Elaine was over at Daily Kos this morning to talk about her campaign, and I thought folks might be interested in what she had to say. You can read the whole exchange by clicking here. Thanks!

How does your jobs plan differ from Burr's?

The difference is that we have a plan, and he doesn't.

-- Elaine

What is your view of trade policy?

We need to rebuild our manufacturing sector, and strengthen our middle class.

I'm in favor of tougher enforcement of labor and environmental clauses, but I also think that trade policies should be crafted where our trading partners must operate under similar labor and environmental standards that U.S. companies do.

-- Elaine

Will you vote for the Employee Free Choice Act?

I am union member myself, SEIU 2008/SEANC

I've been out in front with my support of EFCA since I declared my candidacy.

-- Elaine

As a North Carolina resident that has to purchase his Health Insurance in the open market, for me and my son, and has seen an increase from our own Bluecross of a 30% this years and nearly 205 the year before I want to know if you support the Public Option?

I believe we have to pass comprehensive health care reform that includes a strong public option. I was the first, and to my knowledge only, candidate in the race to endorse a public option and I hope the Senate acts by passing it with reconciliation.

-- Elaine

How would you lobby in the Senate to obtain funds for a train based transit system in the triangle, including RDU that must be one of the only mayor airports in the USA that has no public transportation at all.

Part of the solution to getting our country back on track for long-term growth is investment in modernizing our transportation infrastructure. That includes rail, local and intercity. President Obama has taken important steps in funding this with HSR, and I hope to build on those initial investments.

-- Elaine

What is your position on making much tougher regulations on the banking industry? As a follow up question do you believe that "too big to fail" banks such as as Wells Fargo / Wachovia, BOA and others need to be broken up so we never have to hear this phrase used again?

Part of my job as North Carolina's Secretary of State is being my state's top securities regulator. Due to lax federal enforcement it has been up to the states to police Wall Street banks. Over the past year and a half my office has clawed back over $340 million for local investors and charities that were sold misleading financial products.

I've called for tougher regulations on the banks such as a CFPA, and it is disappointing that the Senate Dems haven't learned from the HCR debate - getting a good bill passed into law is what is important. Krugman's recent article on the CFPA debate is case in point.

-- Elaine

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