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An environmental advocacy group is trying to generate grassroots opposition to the fracking bill moving with radio ads that target two lawmakers. (Listen here to a YouTube version.)

Clean Water for North Carolina, a nonprofit group, is running the minute-long radio spot in Raleigh and in the districts of Reps. James Boles and Mike Stone, both of whom live in the area in central North Carolina ripe for natural gas extraction.

"Some legislators want to go back on their promises and fast track fracking and get rid of a lot of important protections," a woman says, amid the clatter of what sounds like diner dishes. "And politicians wonder why we don't trust them," a man replies.

The Obama campaign is airing a radio advertisement featuring former Secretary of State Colin Powell's endorsement of the president.

The minute-long commercial is a clip from an interview Powell gave CBS News in which the former general lays out Barack Obama's accomplishments. Listen here.

An outside group concerned about nuclear weapons is airing a scary new radio ad in Raleigh that urges voters to support President Barack Obama.

Soon after the sound of a nuclear bomb, retired Lt. General Robert Gard says "nuclear weapons are still our greatest security threat. ... Please vote as if your life and the life of your family depended on it. Think about it."

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Walter Dalton has begun a radio campaign, criticizing his opponent's record as mayor of Charlotte.

The first ad questions Pat McCrory's record with the Charlotte police department, saying he denied requests for more police, denied them raises, and then “whined about his car's placement in a motorcade ... at a policeman's funeral.''

“No wonder McCrory lost his hometown last time he ran for governor, when the people who knew him best ... vote against him,” the Dalton ad says.

UPDATE: The ad is apparently a small $3,000 buy, according to media buyers.

Uncle George is back with another fireside chat, er, campaign commercial.

Holding, the much-favored Republican candidate in the 13th congressional district, is airing another one of his "American Stories with George Holding" on local radio stations. (Listen to YouTube version above.)

The minute-long campaign ad tells the biography of  Lt. Mary Roberts, the "Angel of Anzio," just as his previous radio spot told Thomas Edison's story. Together, the stories make Holding's ad camaign is the most (unique/weird/smart) of the 2012 campaign season.

Republican George Holding is a clear favorite for the 13th Congressional District. So instead of telling his story in a new radio ad, Holding spends a minute telling Thomas Edison's story. 

The tie in for Holding's FDR-styled fireside chat: "America was built was by people like Thomas Edison. And that spirit -- not the government -- will rebuild our economy."

The pro-Romney super PAC Restore Our Future has begun airing a radio commercial in North Carolina and eight other battleground states criticizing President Obama on the economy.

"So what would you do now if you were Barack Obama?'' says the announcer. "You'd attack Mitt Romney with ads denounced by the news media and even Demorats as 'misleading, unfair and untrue.' Ads that are blowing smoke, go too far and are supported by no evidnece,''' the announcer says.

The $1 million ad buy is being run in North Carolina, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire, Ohiio, Pennsylvania and Virginia, according to Politico.

If it worked for Walter Dalton -- first as a lieutenant governor candidate and so far in his gubernatorial race -- then Tony Gurley hopes it works for him. 

Gurley, a Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, continues to riff on Dalton's name-repetitive ad (and many other ads before) to boost his own recognition among voters. The minute-long Gurley ad mentions his name 16 times -- averaging once every four seconds, much like his TV ad earlier this year. Listen below.