? Beverly Perdue took the largely ceremonial job of lieutenant governor and made it influential, says the Charlotte Observer in a profile. Pat McCrory picks up the endorsement of the Durham Herald Sun. The two differ substantially with each other and Libertarian Mike Munger on state health-care policies to address the uninsured population.
? MSNBC notes that if Elizabeth Dole loses the Senate race, it will be the first time since 1952 that neither a Bush nor a Dole will hold a major political office in the country.
