• At the state Democratic Party convention this weekend, two notable absences: Gov. Bev Perdue and representatives from President Obama’s campaign.

 

• Also at the Democratic Party convention, Supreme Court candidate Sam Ervin IV attacked the super PAC supporting Republican rival Paul Newby.

 

• Politico cites the state party’s woes as a source of second-guessing from pundits and some Democrats about the choice of Charlotte and North Carolina for the Democratic National Convention.

 

• The National Right to Life Committee endorses the re-election bid of Rep. Larry Kissell, D-7th.

 

• Charlotte Observer cartoonist Kevin Siers weighs in on the Pat McCrory/Duke Energy ad from the Democratic Governors Association.