… News 14 Carolina’s Washington-based reporter ended her State of the Union story with the following:

President Obama: We need to end the notion that the two parties must be locked in a perpetual campaign of mutual destruction.

Erin Billups: Riding on the momentum of his State of the Union address, the president will embark on a three-day tour Wednesday of five key battleground states.

There’s nothing like a three-day tour of key battleground states to end the notion of a perpetual campaign.