? Pat McCrory sounds some populist notes as he contests Eastern counties that often give their votes to Democratic candidates for governor. Speaking separately before a sheriffs convention in New Bern, both McCrory and Beverly Perdue endorse building more prisons and raising law-enforcement salaries. Perdue gets a boost in PPP’s latest survey, which the firm attributes to Richard Moore’s recent endorsement. Gary Pearce sees no surprises in the two candidates’ fundraising reports.
? Kay Hagan presses Elizabeth Dole to give back campaign funds donated by just-indicted Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska. Dole announces that she’ll give to charity the $10,000 Stevens donated to her 2008 campaign.
