(CULLOWHEE) -- North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue's stand against the GOP's proposed state budget, passed Wednesday by both chambers, may be a good political move. Western Carolina University Associate Public Affairs professor Roger Hartley says a lot of groups are upset over the cuts proposed by the General Assembly, and Perdue's veto probably won her some votes next election. Hartley says since the Governor's vehement opposition of the budget plan, Perdue's poll numbers have gone up.

The flip side of that coin, Hartley adds, is that the General Assembly's override of her veto could have a negative impact on the Governor's re-election campaign. He says some people may consider her a weak leader for not being able to keep the party together.

Five House Democrats (Reps. William Brisson, Jim Crawford, Dewey Hill, Bill Owens and Timothy Spear) broke party lines to give Republicans a super-majority in both chambers. The House voted 73-46 on the override just past midnight Wednesday, and the Republican-led Senate voted 31-19 to block the veto of the $19.7 billion spending plan that Democrats claim will lead to thousands of job losses in public education.