• Republicans have a huge generic ballot lead in the South, but are lagging elsewhere in the country, according to an NBC/Wall Street Journal poll.
  • Democrats tout their party as the best option for voters in the upcoming midterm elections.
  • THe N.C. Free Enterprise Foundation?s latest About the Capital report analyzes second quarter fundraising numbers for both parties.
  • In a press release, 7th Congressional District GOP candidate Ilario Pantano praises Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.
  • U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-1st, won?t return cash from Congressman Charlie Rangel’s political action committee, or recuse himself from an ethics investigation into the Harlem Democrat.
  • Poll finds that voters favor Republicans to lead the state Senate.
  • PR firm CEO to host fundraiser for state Senate Democrats.
  • Writing at TalkingAboutPolitics.com, Democratic strategist Gary Pearce says that his party needs to step it up in the war of perceptions.