• Even though 8th District Rep. Larry Kissell voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act, redistricting ensures the Democrat will face an uphill battle for re-election.

 

• The conservative Eagle Forum endorsed Dan Forest in the Republican runoff for lieutenant governor and Pat McCrory in the general election race for governor.

 

• Union leaders in August will hold their own political convention in Philadelphia, protesting the Democrats’ selection of right-to-work North Carolina for their nominating gala.

 

• A Republican no-show in Tampa? Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-10th, says he might not attend the Republican convention, though he has endorsed Mitt Romney for president.

 

• Jonathan Kappler of the North Carolina FreeEnterprise Foundation is posting frequent updates of second quarter campaign finance reports from legislative candidates on his Twitter feed (web link here).