- Two Republican candidates — one running for lieutenant governor, the other for U.S. Congress — recently made a stop in McDowell County (McDowell News)
- National Democrats aren’t targeting any Republican congressional incumbents in North Carolina (Dome)
- Veteran N.C. House member Rick Glazier plans to square off against June Atkinson in a Democratic primary for state schools superintendent (Associated Press)
- Rob Christensen offers a sneak peek at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte (N&O)
- Software mogul Jim Goodnight will host a fundraiser for Democratic Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton (Dome)
- Two candidates now competing in the Republican primary for Senate District 41 seat (Lake Norman Citizen)
- N.C. Rep. Carolyn Justice, R-Pender, is still mum on her future, but her campaign account is bare (Star-News Online)
- Gov. Bev Perdue’s status as one of the weakest gubernatorial incumbents in 2012 refuels speculation of a primary challenge (WRAL-TV)
- The N.C. Free Enterprise Foundation releases its preliminary partisan rankings for North Carolina’s 13 congressional districts (NCFEF)
VIDEO: The Obama campaign releases an ad in North Carolina countering a recent American’s for Prosperity piece: