The presidential campaigns are reaching out to North Carolina in different ways.
In recent weeks, the campaigns of both presumptive Republican nominee John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama have been e-mailing and calling Dome in earnest.
For now, McCain is more active, but Obama may be putting more resources here.
Starting in late June, McCain's regional communications director, Mario Diaz, began contacting Dome with press releases and suggestions for stories.
A former TV anchor from the Tampa area, Diaz works on the Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama and Florida out of a Tallahassee office.
Obama's campaign was in regular contact with Dome leading up to the May 6 primary, though communications fell off after the circus left town.
It's still not ramped back to the previous level — if it ever will — but in mid-July, Obama named Marc Farinella state director for his campaign.
Farinella knows North Carolina well, having worked for Erskine Bowles' Senate bid in 2002 and Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue's re-election in 2004.
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