$33,000, an increase of 73%, and the lowe's home improvement folks, their headquarters is there and the town is also known as race city, u.s.a., because it is home to more than 60 nascar teams and race related businesses. jamie. >> jamie: and as they plan their strategy, looking now at just what is at stake at north carolina alone, 15 electoral votes up for grabs this election year. in 2008, president obama won north carolina by just 14,000 votes. about a .3% margin of victory. the president's win made him the first democrat to win the state since 1976 and republicans had endorsed north carolina in nine of ten elections before the narrow victory four years ago. >> eric: in north carolina, today, jamie, mitt romney and congressman ryan will wrap up the big weekend back home on ryan's home turf in wisconsin. the homecoming rally, set for later tonight in the city of waukesha. republican governor scott walker will be among those who will be