• The National Republican Senatorial Committee produces a biographical ad for GOP Senate nominee Thom Tillis emphasizing from the start the importance of this race for the party’s prospects.
• Using the North Carolina Senate race as a backdrop, NPR talks to a Democratic strategist who explains that, within a year or so, political campaigns will be targeting marketing pitches to individual households over cable TV.
• The Democratic Public Policy Polling firm is touting its first general election survey, showing Hagan with a 38-36 lead over Tillis. Libertarian Sean Haugh got 11 percent. A plurality of the 877 registered voters surveyed hold unfavorable views of both Tillis and Hagan.
• The absentee primary ballot cast by Everette Harris, father of Tillis’ rival Mark Harris, was challenged and rejected because the elder Harris passed away before the primary. The challenge was filed by two Alleghany County residents who want the law changed so that future ballots cast by deceased voters would be counted.
• The State Board of Elections certified the results of the 2nd Congressional District Democratic primary, declaring “American Idol” runner-up Clay Aiken the winner. His top rival, Asheboro businessman Keith Crisco, passed away unexpectedly Monday at his home.
• The Guilford County Board of Elections unanimously rejected Bruce Davis’ appeal of his loss to Laura Fjeld in the 6th Congressional District Democratic primary.
