Wednesday Gorp

A few leftover bits and pieces from a busy day yesterday on the campaign trail:

-- Beverly Perdue scored two endorsements of very different sorts. First, Harvey Gantt, the first black mayor of Charlotte and two-time candidate for U.S. Senate, endorsed her. Then, Andy Griffith did. Trail Mix is curious which will have more impact.

-- Two candidates for U.S. Senate released their fundraising information for the first quarter of 2008. Incumbent Republican Elizabeth Dole said she raised $1.85 million since January and has $3.15 million cash on hand. Democrat Kay Hagan said she raised “nearly $1 million” since January and more than $1.5 million since she declared her candidacy last October. No word on what Jim Neal, Hagan’s opponent in the primary, has raised — but Neal is supposed to be making an “important announcement” today at noon in a live-blogging session at BlueNC.

-- The Barack Obama campaign released the names of about 50 North Carolinians who had once supported John Edwards and now support Obama. The list includes state legislators, businesspeople, lawyers and community leaders, as well as Ed Turlington, the national campaign chairman for Edwards’ 2004 presidential run. On a conference call, Turlington said that his endorsement of Obama should not be read as any indication of what Edwards himself is thinking.

Coming up today: Hillary Clinton will campaign this afternoon in Fayetteville and tonight in Asheville (and she will be in Jacksonville tomorrow). Meanwhile, Obama is rolling out the endorsements of 43 North Carolina mayors.