JOEL GEHRKE: To judge from his schedule, Obama has given up on North Carolina.

President Obama, aside from his appearance at the Democratic National Convention, has not campaigned in North Carolina since April of this year. . . . Vice President Joe Biden talked about winning North Carolina during a recent campaign stop. “With you, we can win North Carolina again, and if we do, we win the election!” Biden told his audience, in Virginia.

Heh.