• Incumbent Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan’s team is focusing on turnout among women voters in her re-election race against GOP House Speaker Thom Tillis and Libertarian Sean Haugh.
• The Fayetteville Observer’s Paul Woolverton notes the desire Tillis and other state lawmakers to keep the General Assembly’s short session as brief as possible.
• Winston-Salem Journal columnist Scott Sexton contemplates the long odds Democratic runoff contenders Gardenia Henley and Josh Brannon face when one of them squares off against incumbent Rep. Virginia Foxx in the 5th Congressional District contest.
• In a Politico feature, Democratic political strategists say President Obama still does a great job raising money for candidates and the party, but he’s offered very little political guidance in midterm races where he might be able to help.
