- House Minority Leader Paul Stam, R-Wake, predicts that if the election were held now, the GOP would pick up 14 to 15 seats in the state House. The party needs a net gain of nine to win control.
- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is coming to South Carolina.
- Ilario Pantano, Republican candidate in the 7th Congressional District, gets appointed one of the GOP?s ?Young Guns.”
- GOP’er Ralph Hise leads incumbent state Sen. Joe Sam Queen by 12 percent in the 47th Senate District, according to a GOP-aligned polling firm.
- GOP leaders campaign for Harry Warren in House District 77. Warren faces incumbent Democrat Lorene Coates in November.
- Q&A with GOP candidate Jon Hardister in House District 57.
- The Washington Daily News: ?Revolt? wheeling its way to Washington.
- The Hill: Fear of GOP takeover forces unions to back Dems critical of health care reform. U.S. Rep. Larry Kissell, D-8th, is mentioned.
- B.J. Lawson, Republican candidate in the 4th Congressional District, gets endorsed by two GOP doctors in Congress.
- Rock the Vote poll shows that young voters lean Democratic, and the economy is their top concern.
by Locker Room contributor