- Republicans top the list of most effective lawmakers in North Carolina (WRAL-TV)
- Republican Dan Barry says the 9th Congressional District is the right place for him to be (Charlotte Observer)
- A Public Policy Polling survey has President Obama leading all three of his potential GOP foes in the Tar Heel State (Fayetteville Observer)
- Pat McCrory has a clear path to the Republican nomination for governor (Associated Press)
- Mark Meadows and Ethan Wingfield lead the GOP pack in the 11th Congressional District, according to a new poll (Citizen-Times)
- Scott Mooneyham writes that the office of lieutenant governor is a stepping stone to the state’s top executive post (Daily Reflector)
- Rally attendees back the marriage amendment (The Dispatch)
- A profile of Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Bill Faison (Winston-Salem Journal)
- Big-name donors line up to support Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton for governor (Dome)
by David N. Bass
Contributor, Carolina Journal