? Pat McCrory speaks at Mars Hill during an extended swing through WNC. Beverly Perdue argues that technological progress is key to the state’s economic development and draws fire for refusing to participate in a debate offered by the state broadcasters’ association.
? Kay Hagan and Elizabeth Dole debate energy policy in the pages of the Greenville Daily Reflector. Dole earns praise from the Wall Street Journal for being one of the few senators to challenge the prerogatives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Hagan is scheduled to speak at an upcoming Democratic Party breakfast in Chatham County.
? The NC Center for Voter Education’s John Thompson speculates about the effects of high gas prices on state and national campaigns.
