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During the seven hours they spent debating the first draft of next year’s budget, a few of North Carolina’s representatives took the discussion to a personal level.

Campaign season is in full swing in the Old North State, which means political prose is piquing the interest of voters from the mountains to the beaches. Although candidates are doling out their own quotes of the day, we’ve compiled a list of what political hopefuls aren’t saying and why they’re keeping mum.