Democratic group to air ads as well

The Democratic Governors Association is also getting in the game.

While the Republican Governors Association raising money for an independent expenditure political action committee, its Democratic counterpart is preparing to run TV advertisements here as well, the Associated Press reports.

The group confirmed late Wednesday that it is supporting the Alliance for North Carolina, a so-called 527 group formed on July 8.

According to a filing with the Internal Revenue Service, the alliance's purpose is "to communicate independently with citizens of North Carolina on issues of imoprtance" that don't expressly advocate for any candidate.

The Republican Governors Association said the Democratic group has purchased more than $300,000 of air time for a week starting Thursday in several media markets.

The alliance did not return phone calls to the AP.