The Winston-Salem Journal has launched a political blog.

Trail Mix, written by Raleigh-based reporter James Romoser, will focus on North Carolina's 2008 elections, including governor and U.S. Senate as well as John Edwards' bid for the White House.

For now, Romoser is blogging from Iowa, as he follows Edwards.

Managing Editor Ken Otterbourg notes on his blog that Romoser should make a good blogger.

James is scary smart, and a great observer and analyzer. There are a zillion political blogs out there. We hope ours will be distinguished by its quality of content, not just the sheer quantity of links being dumped onto a site. I hope you will check it out and let James know what you think.

Welcome to the fray, James.