• Two Republican candidates — one running for lieutenant governor, the other for U.S. Congress — recently made a stop in McDowell County (McDowell News)
  • National Democrats aren’t targeting any Republican congressional incumbents in North Carolina (Dome)
  • Veteran N.C. House member Rick Glazier plans to square off against June Atkinson in a Democratic primary for state schools superintendent (Associated Press)
  • Rob Christensen offers a sneak peek at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte (N&O)
  • Software mogul Jim Goodnight will host a fundraiser for Democratic Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton (Dome)
  • Two candidates now competing in the Republican primary for Senate District 41 seat (Lake Norman Citizen)
  • N.C. Rep. Carolyn Justice, R-Pender, is still mum on her future, but her campaign account is bare (Star-News Online)
  • Gov. Bev Perdue’s status as one of the weakest gubernatorial incumbents in 2012 refuels speculation of a primary challenge (WRAL-TV)
  • The N.C. Free Enterprise Foundation releases its preliminary partisan rankings for North Carolina’s 13 congressional districts (NCFEF)

VIDEO: The Obama campaign releases an ad in North Carolina countering a recent American’s for Prosperity piece: