? Talk at the state Republican convention in Greensboro centers on the GOP’s opportunities to gain legislative seats and contest for the top statewide positions, not on reasons for gloom at the national level. Elizabeth Dole argues that President Bush is not on the ticket, while Pat McCrory emphasizes ethical problems in Raleigh and the need for change.
? Dole could be vulnerable on child health issues, argues an op-ed in the Carrboro Citizen. The Atlantic‘s Marc Ambinder puts the Hagan-Dole race “on the margin” in his analysis of competitive U.S. Senate contests.
