? Richard Moore’s latest ad about Beverly Perdue’s civil rights record creates a furor as the Democratic nomination battle approaches its end. The Republican Party’s controversial “God [Bleep] America” ad is scheduled to run Tuesday on several NC stations. Readers respond to WUNC-FM’s Laura Leslie about the charges of racism by the GOP and the Democratic candidates.

? The Republican hopefuls are running against Raleigh, reports the N&O, linking Democrats to a series of scandals and policy miscues.

? As the campaign heads into its final week, the Dems are emphasizing their experience while Pat McCrory angles towards the 40 percent threshold to avoid a runoff and Fred Smith works to stop him.

? Bill Graham’s immigration stance gets some play on a national conservative blog, while JLF’s own Piedmont Publius discusses immigration comments from Perdue and Bob Orr.