• Jack Hawke, adviser for Pat McCrory’s gubernatorial bid, parts ways with Tim D’Annunzio, Republican candidate in the 8th Congressional District. The reason: a blog post.
  • Republican candidates in N.C. House-61, currently held by three-term Republican Laura Wiley, debate the issues.
  • Cal Thomas uses his syndicated column to praise one of U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry’s Republican opponents.
  • Speaking of McHenry, the National Journal ranks him the most conservative congressman in North Carolina and 17th nationwide.
  • Three Republicans hoping to face U.S. Rep. Larry Kissell this fall speak at the Scotland County Republican convention.
  • The Ashe Mountain Times takes a look at several legislature races in the mountains.