? With the possible exception of Beverly Perdue, none of the gubernatorial candidates promises to be quite the friend of the state lottery that Gov. Mike Easley has been. On another issue, mental health, The Carrboro Citizen zeroes in on the positions of Perdue, Richard Moore, and Bob Orr.
? The campaigns get national attention from Congressional Quarterly and Real Clear Politics.
? Perdue and Moore exchange jabs about the tone of their campaign, with Perdue trumpeting her decision not to run negative ads and Moore arguing that voters should get as much information as possible about a candidate’s record before deciding. Both speak at the big Jefferson-Jackson event at Dorton Arena Friday, but are kept separated.
? Pat McCrory will hold his final campaign rally in Guilford County, where he was born, not in Charlotte.
? WUNC-FM’s Laura Leslie finishes off her series of candidate profiles with Orr.
? Greensboro blogger Roch Smith argues that whatever success Rush Limbaugh’s Operation Chaos may have had in other states, it stops in North Carolina because too many Republicans will want to participate in the governor’s race.
