• 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)