For now, Democrats plan to attack Sen. Richard Burr on the economy.

Eric Schultz, a spokesman for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, took issue with the headline of a previous post on Burr's chances in 2010.

He rattled off several criticisms of Burr: The controversial ATM statement and his votes against President Obama's stimulus package, the Senate budget resolution, and the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act.

"North Carolinians deserve two senators who will work to get this economy working again," he said. "Not one who stands in the way at every turn."

Several things were notable about the criticisms. They focused on contrasts between Burr and Obama, they centered on the economy and they were recent.

Of course, things change. At this point in the 2008 election cycle everyone thought the race would be about illegal immigration. 

Will Dick Cheney be heading to North Carolina soon?

The Washington-based Politico newspaper asked U.S. Sen. Richard Burr if he'd invite the former vice president, no stranger to North Carolina, to campaign for him.

Asked if he'd want Cheney on the campaign trail for him, North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr said: "I'm not going to go there yet." Pressed on the matter, Burr — a top target for Democrats — said Cheney is "trying to set the record straight on his administration." But Burr said he didn't want to discuss "what's going to happen in my campaign. I don't even have an opponent."

Eric Schultz, a spokesman for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, noted that Cheney campaigned for Burr in 2004.

"Cheney was one of Burr's strongest and most visible advocates in North Carolina during his last election," he said in a statement. "But North Carolinians still don't know if Burr and Cheney share similar views on the big issues of the day."

John Edwards is taking Stephen Colbert's candidacy seriously — or not so seriously.

On Sunday, The State newspaper in South Carolina compared the two candidates on the issues, their connections to South Carolina and even hair. (Edwards was "naturally fluffy;" Colbert's "very stiff.")

It quoted Colbert, who was raised in Charleston, saying he'd like to get a corporate endorsement from "some sort of salty snack" and claiming he is the true native son.

"John Edwards left South Carolina when he was 1 year old. He had his chance," Colbert said. "Saying his parents moved him — that’s the easy answer." 

Edwards' campaign spokesman, Eric Schultz, responded, tongue in cheek, that Edwards was born in South Carolina, learned to walk there and "will kick Stephen Colbert's New York City butt."

"Stephen Colbert claims to represent a new kind of politics, but today we see he's participating in the slash and burn politics that has no place in American discourse. The truthiness is, as the candidate of Doritos, Colbert's hands are stained by corporate corruption and nacho cheese. John Edwards has never taken a dime from salty food lobbyists and America deserves a President who isn't in the pocket of the snack food special interests."

Why did John Edwards wait until now to talk about campaign finance?

We asked the former North Carolina senator's campaign if the timing of his campaign finance reform proposal was related to his decision to accept public financing last month.

Campaign spokesman Eric Schultz said, basically, they were busy.

"We have been busy being the leader in this race on substance, as we were the first to announce a universal health care plan, the first to announce a global energy plan, the first to explain how we want to make college more affordable and improve our schools," he said.

He also noted Edwards' plans on free trade and reforming the tax code.

"Through all this we've talked about returning the power in Washington to the people outside of Washington and today was a chance to explain exactly how we'd do so," he said.