- Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Bill Faison sits down with WWAY-TV for an interview on his bid for higher office (WWAY-TV)
- Money drives GOP primary in the 8th Congressional District (Charlotte Observer)
- More on Wake County school board member Debra Goldman’s bid for state auditor (N&O)
- Barry Saunders: Are whiskers a deal breaker? (N&O)
- Democrats want Pat McCrory to release his financial records (WTVD-TV)
- State personnel director Linda Coleman will seek the Democrats’ nomination for lieutenant governor. She is the first Democrat to enter the race (Dome)
- U.S. Rep. Brad Miller and former state treasurer Richard Moore to make decisions about running for governor this weekend (N&O)
- Democratic candidates dwindling for the 2012 election (News 14 Carolina)
- And then there were three: Former congressman Bob Etheridge leaps into the Democrats’ gubernatorial primary (Associated Press)
by David N. Bass
Contributor, Carolina Journal