? Congressional Quarterly posts its latest analysis of North Carolina political races, noting the major investment of the Obama campaign and the competitiveness of the contests for U.S. Senate, governor, and 8th District Congressman.
? A new Survey USA poll for WTVD-TV puts Elizabeth Dole only five points up on Kay Hagan, with Libertarian Chris Cole at 7 percent. John McCain leads Barack Obama 49-45 and the Beverly Perdue-Pat McCrory race is closest at 47-44, with Libertarian Mike Munger at 5 percent.