• RealClearPolitics.com compares the Richard Burr, Elaine Marshall race in ’10 to the Elizabeth Dole, Kay Hagan race in ?08.
  • Democrat Larry Kissell and Republican Harold Johnson, facing off in the 8th Congressional District, have to heal party rifts going into the general election.
  • With the runoff election only a few days past, Marshall is assailing Burr for his vote on unemployment benefits.
  • The Fayetteville Observer profiles ?doctor and ordained minister? Eric Mansfield, the Democrats? candidate in state Senate District 21.
  • Despite a recent poll showing Burr and Marshall neck-and-neck, another survey says that Burr has a 10-percentage point lead.
  • In their first debate, Burr and Marshall agree that Washington is broken but disagree on the fix.
  • An Associated Press story looks at whether runoff primaries have outlived their useful, and suggests alternatives.
  • After a tumultuous runoff and an independent challenge fizzling out, the 8th Congressional District race between Kissell and Johnson will hinge on five questions, The Charlotte Observer reports.