Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 53 Beverly Perdue 53 Sheheen 51 Kay Hagan 50 Jerry Kilgore 49 Mike Easley 48 Bill Bolling 48 Creigh Deeds 47 Mongiardo 47 Ernie Fletcher 46 Chris Coons 46 Mayor Pat McCrory 45 Sonny Perdue 45 Joe Hackney 45 Sen. Elizabeth Dole 45 Perdue 44 Richard Burr 44 Tim Kaine 44 North Carolina 44 Mumpower 43 Doug Forrester 43 North Carolinians 43 Jeb Bradley 43 Basnight 43 Easley 43 Sen. Kay Hagan 42 Winston Salem 42 Bob Etheridge 42 Alamance County 42 Kelly Ayotte 42 Paul Hodes 42 McCrory 42 leader Marc Basnight 42 Bobby Harrell 41 Peter Shumlin 41 Baxley 41 Ken Cuccinelli 41 Rep. Nikki Haley 41 Mecklenburg 41 Cabarrus County 41 gubernatorial nominee 41 Ballantine 41 Gov. Bev Perdue 41 Henry McMaster 41 GOP gubernatorial candidate 40 Greensboro 40 Bob McDonnell 40 Republican gubernatorial candidate 40 Sen. Joe Biden 40 Oxendine 40 Elizabeth Dole 40 Rick Lazio 40 Privette 40 Wilmington 40 Democratic challenger 40 Deeds 40 NC 40 Christine O'Donnell 40 Gov. Beverly Perdue 40 Steve Beshear 39 Democratic gubernatorial candidate 39 Dustin McDaniel 39 Mecklenburg County 39 Boseman 39 South Carolinians 39 John Edwards DN.C. 39 Rep. Gresham Barrett 39 Whiteville 39 Kendrick Meek 39 Hagan 39 GOP gubernatorial 39 gubernatorial candidates 39 Lonegan 39 Chet Culver 39 Jim DeMint 38 Dino Rossi 38 Mike Nifong 38 Stanly County 38 lieutenant governor 38 Nathan Deal 38 McWherter 38 gubernatorial nomination 38 Jeanine Pirro 38 Bill McCollum 38 Terry Branstad 38 candidate Christine O'Donnell 38 Andre Bauer 38 Rockingham 38 Crotts 38 Republican Pat Toomey 38 Bill Haslam 38 RALEIGH 38 Ted Strickland 38 Cabarrus 38 Jody Richards 38 Ravenel 38 RALEIGH NC 37 Fayetteville 37 Raleigh 37 Saluda 37 Nikki Haley 37 DN.C.