? Some liberal Democrats are upset with Beverly Perdue’s recent opposition to community college access for illegal aliens. Both Perdue and Pat McCrory will speak this week to a state convention of county commissioners in New Bern.
? Bob Dole campaigns for his wife and John McCain in Eastern NC. Politico calls the Dole-Hagan race “suddenly one of the hottest in the country” after a Southern Political Report poll showed the contest tied. A Philadelphia Inquirer writer proposes Elizabeth Dole as a running mate for McCain.