"Last weekend the three Republican candidates seeking their party's nomination for governor held a debate at High Point University. Those who attended or watched the event report that Fred Smith from Johnston County did an extremely good job of fielding issues and may have been the winner of the debate. These same observers report that Bill Graham did not come across as well as anticipated and that Bob Orr was effective, but sounded a bit professorial."

The item above is a quote from Spin Cycle, NC Spin's weekly email newsletter, October 25, 2007.