• Art Pope featured on “One the Record” with David Crabtree (WRAL-TV)
  • Hide the cheese fries: First Lady Michelle Obama will be at a Raleigh fundraiser in early March (N&O)
  • Dan Eichenbaum gets the backing of the Asheville Tea Party Political Action Committee in his quest to capture the 11th Congressional District GOP nomination (Mountain Xpress)
  • GOP gubernatorial hopeful Pat McCrory leads all of his potential Democrat opponents in a new poll (Fayetteville Observer)
  • Former N.C. Rep. Karen Ray, a Republican, will run in Senate District 44 (Mooresville Weekly)
  • Bob Etheridge clarifies: He supports the sales-tax increase, and he thinks the statutes on marriage are sufficient. No marriage amendment needed (Dome)
  • Republican Richard Hudson gets Dot Helms’ endorsement in the 8th Congressional District Republican primary (Dome)
  • Republican Greg Dority abandons his bid for secretary of state and switches to the state auditor contest, setting the stage for a GOP primary with Debra Goldman (Dome)
  • Four Republicans are competing for their party’s nomination in House District 109 (Gaston Gazette)
  • Mebane city councilwoman Patty Philipps will run in House District 63 (Burlington Times-News)