'A Southern drawl on the ticket would help us," Sen. Jon Corzine of New Jersey, said in June.

On September 10, 1932, 15,000 people attended a "Hoover Cart Rodeo" in Goldsboro. About 300 cars were on display, powered by North Carolina mules rather than Detroit engines, because their owners could no longer afford to buy gasoline or tires.

Edwin Yoder is part of a rich tradition of North Carolina journalists who have headed north to make their reputations.

The topic at the state Democratic Convention in 1904 was hot -- whether black children should be educated -- and so was the Greensboro warehouse where it was held.

On the surface, North Carolina and Massachusetts don't seem to have much in common except a coastline, a love of seafood and, soon, teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

People are more engaged in this presidential campaign than they were four years ago, expert says.

Here's a postcard from the campaign trail with the Democrats' John-John ticket.

After his poor showing Tuesday in the GOP primary, Richard Vinroot's candidacy for governor was like a tub of water after the stopper had been pulled.

As North Carolina Republicans go to the polls to choose their gubernatorial nominee Tuesday, here's a question to ponder: Why has it been nearly a generation since the GOP last elevated someone to the governor's mansion?

When John Kerry announced last week that John Edwards would be his running mate, he declared that they were both "comeback kids" in the race for the White House.

Political friends and foes reminisce about Ronald Reagan as a president with boundless optimism.

North Carolina Democrats normally look forward to presidential elections as much as cotton farmers anticipate the boll weevil.