? The four major Republican and two major Democratic candidates for governor debate education issues on UNC-TV ? one of the last televised debates before the May primary. Topics include school governance, dropouts, and college tuition.
? The Daily Tar Heel previews the primary vote, observing that Richard Moore and Beverly Perdue are in part running on Gov. Mike Easley’s legacy and the GOP candidates are running against it.
? Stations in Charlotte and Raleigh say they will not run the controversial TV spot from the state GOP connecting Moore and Perdue to Jeremiah Wright. WUNC-FM’s Laura Leslie discusses the story and Bob Orr’s comments against running the ad. Conservative blogger Lorie Byrd has still more comment and links galore.
? The N&O fact-checks Fred Smith’s ad on values. The Charlotte Observer does the same with Pat McCrory’s ad on job creation.
? Bill Graham draws praise from the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press for his position on emails and public records.
? Moore goes after Perdue on her 1987 vote against a hate-crime bill. Both candidates seem to be emphasizing trust and character issues over major policy disagreements, which are few.
