• The Charlotte Observer‘s editorial page says a potential mess is looming in the 13-candidate N.C. Court of Appeals race.
  • State Democrats stress party unity and early voting at an event in Rockingham.
  • Dome: Elaine Marshall has criticized U.S. Sen. Richard Burr for taking Wall Street money, but she?ll be at a fundraiser with top lobbyists in a couple of weeks.
  • National group Americans for Job Security is attacking U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge, D-2nd.
  • U.S. Rep. Mike McIntyre, D-7th, comes out in opposition to the mosque near Ground Zero.
  • Politico reports on GOP efforts to find sleeper districts, and it lists one long-shot as McIntyre?s seat.
  • The NYT?s FiveThirtyEight blog puts the Kissell-Johnson race at a 50 percent chance of switching, the Shuler-Miller race at 38 percent, and Price-Lawson at 25 percent.