? Libertarian nominee Mike Munger repeats his argument, this time to the Greensboro News & Record, that he should be included in gubernatorial debates. The first candidate forums, to be hosted by the NC Bar Association later this month, will be televised on News 14 Carolina.
? Pat McCrory’s call for more attention to vocational and technical education sets off a debate among readers of The Fayetteville Observer. President Bush will be in Raleigh Friday to help raise money for McCrory’s campaign.
? Campaigning for Kay Hagan, Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill says that Elizabeth Dole shied away from asking tough questions about the president’s Iraq policy. The Dole camp fires back that instead of criticizing Dole, McCaskill should spend her time giving Hagan a “tutorial” on the Iraq war.
? Columnist D.G. Martin writes that the May primaries made a lot of political news in NC, or at least would have if the presidential race had not dominated the headlines. Governing magazine explores further the potential effect of the Obama candidacy on black turnout in states with competitive down-ballot races.
