jjOver Raleigh right now, the Ron Paul Blimp that launched in Elizabeth City this morning should be over Charlotte around 5pm. It will land in Chester around 6pm on its way to Columbia tomorrow. Nice little pre-election promo there.

The ultimate destination is Washington, DC — or as close as a rogue blimp can get to the city in a post 9/11 world. There is a blimp blog and the promise of live streaming video of the trip.

Here’s hoping they don’t run into rough weather — or the Southern Spirits ad plane. I see that thing up over South Charlotte non-stop.