- Civitas releases new poll results showing that Gov. Bev Perdue’s disapproval rating is at 50 percent (Civitas)
- Crowded field in the 11th Congressional District Republican primary shows no signs of thinning out (Smoky Mountain News)
- Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton, a Democrat, campaigns for governor in Kinston (Kinston Free Press)
- Democrat Patsy Keever thinks that Republicans made a political mistake when they stretched the 10th Congressional District into Buncombe County (Hickory Record)
- Wake County school board member Chris Malone, a Republican, says he wants to bring equity to eastern Wake County in his bid to win House District 35 (WakeEd)
- Big name fundraisers continue to come out for GOP gubernatorial candidate Pat McCrory (Dome)
- Republican Clement F. Munno steps up to challenge Renee Ellmers in May primary in the 2nd Congressional District (Fayetteville Observer)
- Pat McCrory levels his first criticism at the GOP-controlled legislature: lawmakers shouldn’t have met after midnight on a veto override vote (Dome)
- So, what exactly does the lieutenant governor do? (Charlotte Observer)
- The N.C. FreeEnterprise Foundation gives details on campaign finances for Council of State races (NCFEF)
- Sen. Bob Atwater and Rep. Maggie Jeffus, both Democrats, won’t seek re-election (Dome)
by David N. Bass
Contributor, Carolina Journal