John Boehner vs. Deval Patrick: Just another day of dueling messages in battleground North Carolina

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – This election season, North Carolina is almost as cool – or as hot — as Ohio. While it’s true President Obama and his GOP challenger Mitt Romney are crisscrossing the Buckeye state so often, I expect their campaign buses to have an awkward fender bender any day now, North Carolina is no slouch when it comes to attracting high profile surrogates, celebrities and family members.