- Wes Westmoreland wins GOP Senate straw poll to replace the retiring Debbie Clary in Senate District 46 (Shelby Star)
- State Board of Elections clears Pat McCrory’s 2008 campaign of wrongdoing (Charlotte Observer)
- N.C. Rep. Tricia Cotham, D-Mecklenburg, says that she will run for state schools superintendent if incumbent Democrat June Atkinson doesn’t (M2M)
- Four Democrats in N.C.’s congressional delegation targeted by GOP robocalls on the payroll tax cut (Dome)
- Another moderate Democrat who voted for the budget, Dewey Hill, decides to forego a re-election campaign (WECT-TV)
VIDEO: Gov. Bev Perdue rallies the faithful at a Democratic Christmas party/fundraiser.
Merry Christmas!
