• Republican Harold Johnson is going to Washington, D.C., to replenish his political coffers.
  • Republican Renee Ellmers (running in the 2nd Congressional District against Bob Etheridge) and Anderson Cooper go toe-to-toe on CNN over her “victory mosque” ad.
  • Black voters are cool on U.S. Rep. Mike McIntyre, a Democrat running for re-election in the 7th Congressional District.
  • President Barack Obama says it would be ?inexcusable? and ?irresponsible? for Democratic voters to sit out the midterm elections.
  • Democratic incumbent Cullie Tartleton narrowly trails Republican challenger Jonathan Jordan in the 93rd state House district.