The people of North Carolina have spoken.  And they are not happy with the state government’s handling of the economy. 7,672 North Carolinians responded to the “Concerned Citizens Survey”: 87 percent of the respondents vote in every election, another 11 percent vote in most elections. (Politicians, do we have your attention now?) Could this widespread populist anger spell trouble for Democrats in the state in 2010?

Here are some survey highlights:

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Joe Garecht wrote a fantastic blog entry titled “The 3 Keys to Winning Any Local Election” on his Local Victory website.  If you’re thinking about running for local office — from school board to city council to mayor — read this before you do anything else:

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Colin Delany wrapped up his series, How Candidates Can Use the Internet to Win in 2010, on his fantastic website, e.politics.  (If you missed the first two posts in the series, you can catch up here and here.) In this third and final installment, Colin writes about online voter outreach and the tools of the trade (social networking platforms, blogs, online video, Internet advertising, and turning volunteers loose on behalf of the campaign).

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