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Former Democratic Congresman Bob Etheridge penned a guest opinion piece in Friday's News & Observer rebutting the Romney-Ryan plan:

"Last week, at an event in Raleigh, the Republican vice presidential candidate paid a fitting tribute to the Tar Heel state: “North Carolina, when we think of it, is a state with so many resources, so much talent, a great university system,” U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan said. “It is known for its research, known for its dynamic.”

Having served with Ryan on the House Budget Committee, I have no doubt he meant this as an earnest compliment. But the irony of his words shouldn’t be lost on anybody who understands both the history of our state and the radical direction that Ryan and his running mate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, want to take us." Read the full piece here.

TAMPA, Fla. --Rep. Tom Price of Georgia, part of the House Republican leadership, is looking to North Carolina for one of the biggest GOP congressional hauls in the country.

Price, chairman of the House Policy Committee, thinks Republicans will pick up four seats in the Tar Heel state in November – enough to help keep the House in Republican hands. Although he didn't name the seats, he was referring to George Holding in the the 13^th, David Rouzer in the 7^th, Richard Hudson in the 8^th and Mark Meadows in the 11^th – all now held by Democrats.

Price told the North Carolina delegation breakfast, that he anticipates that the North Carolina delegation after November will have 10 Republicans and three Democrats after November. The big change is largely due to the GOP drawing of congressional redistricting lines last year.

The show will go on for state Sen. David Rouzer. Tropical Storm Issac blew his scheduled convention address back a day, but he'll take the stage sometime Tuesday afternoon, between 2 and 4:30.

If you want to see Rouzer live, C-SPAN is providing gavel-to-gavel convention coverage.

The Johnston County Republican is challenging Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Mike McIntyre in the 7th Congressional District.

Rep. Chris Van Hollen, the ranking Democrat on the House budget, was in Raleigh Wednesday, to counter the appearance of Republican presidential candidate Paul Ryan, the House budget chairman.

“I think its important to tell the whole truth of what the Ryan plan would do,” said Van Hollen.

“If you wade through all the numbers you will find that the choice it makes is it provide another round of windfall tax cuts to the very wealthy, people like Mitt Romney at the expense of everyone else, including seniors on Medicare who will pay more, including middle income tax payers who will pay higher taxes so that the very wealthy can pay less taxes...” the Maryland congressman said in an interview at The Raleigh Times restaurant.

Charles Malone, the Democratic candidate for the 13th congressional district, will host a fundraiser from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Sunday in the Green Room of the Hibernian Pub in the Glenwood South neighborhood of Raleigh.

Congressman David Price will attend and make remarks.

Malone, who lives in Raleigh, will also be campaigning on Thursday in Nashville. No details of that event were provided.

Malone is running against former U.S. Attorney George Holding.

George Holding is bringing in House Majority Leader Eric Cantor to raise money for his congressional bid.

The former U.S. attorney and Republican candidates in the 13th District is sailing with the wind at his back. But he's still aiming to raise a serious campaign war chest.

Hosts for the event include Leo Daughtry, Lauch Faircloth, Beverly Lake, Joe Lanier, Bob Schaff and more. See partial invite below.

Charles Malone, who is running against George Holding for Congress, says he would extend President Bush’s tax cuts to include those who make $1 million or less – higher than the $250,000 limit Democratic leaders in Congress and President Obama propose.

“I am supporting this extension beyond what my party is asking in order to give tax relief to approximately 620,000 small businesses that would be affected by the $1 million limit,” Malone said in a press release on Friday.

Malone, who lives in Raleigh, said he called for the tax cuts in a speech Thursday to the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce. He said it was meant to illustrate he is willing to bridge the divide between parties if he is elected in November.

The 13^th Congressional District includes portions of Wake, Durham, Granville, Vance, Franklin, Nash, Edgecombe, Wilson, and Wayne counties. Holding is a former U.S. Attorney; he defeated Wake County Board of Commission member Paul Coble in the primary.

Retiring Congressman Brad Miller named Phyllis Barbour as his district director in Raleigh. Barbour has worked in the Democrat's 13th District office for nine years as outreach director and schedule. She starts her new role July 16. 

Barbour replaces Pam Kohl who is leaving to become executive director of a local Susan G. Komen Foundation chapter.

The fine line between a Southern conservative Democrat and a Republican continues to fade – fast. That certainly appears to be the case in North Carolina, where two of the remaining House Democrats have adopted the tactic that in order to win re-election, they must steer clear of President Barack Obama and the Democratic Party.

In the past two weeks, North Carolina Democratic Reps. Mike McIntyre and Larry Kissell have announced they will not endorse Obama and, furthermore, plan to vote to repeal his signature health care plan. In North Carolina, some former supporters say it’s time for Kissell and McIntyre to change parties. Read more here.

Ahead of the SCOTUS ruling on the Affordable Care Act, Politico checked in with Democrats who served in Congress but lost their seats amid withering criticism about supporting President Barack Obama's health care law. North Carolina's Bob Etheridge said he would still be in Congress if he didn't vote for the bill -- but still stands by his vote.

"Former Rep. Bob Etheridge has little doubt that his health care vote cost him his reelection in 2010. But now, as he tends cattle on his North Carolina farm and awaits an epic Supreme Court ruling on the most consequential legislative vote of his Capitol Hill career, he’s got no regrets: “I wouldn’t have lost if I hadn’t voted for it, but there’s a time when you gotta do the right thing. And I did the right thing.”