Of note from the first day of candidate filing, Republicans Bo Hines and Sandy Smith filed for NC-06 and NC-01 respectively; both came up short in the 2020 congressional races. Also, three Republicans filed for N.C. Labor Commissioner; Rep. Jon Hardister of Guilford County, Raleigh attorne...
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The two Republican members of North Carolina's state elections board have resigned after signing off on a settlement to help voters fix absentee ballot problems that has been criticized by state GOP leaders.
1, NC-6, and NC-14 are swept in on a red wave. State Sen. Chuck Edwards in the far west of the state is almost certain to win his seat, and Bo Hines in NC-13 is favored to win his close race, but both would be newcomers and unlikely to have a role in congressional ...
A judge in North Carolina ruled on Tuesday that he would not order the executive director of the state elections board tocertify RepublicanMark Harrisas the winner of the disputed U.S. House in the state’s 9th Congressional District. During a Tuesday hearing in Raleigh, Wake County Superior ...
“On at least fourteen occasions between 1854 and 1860, Lincoln said unambiguously that he believed the Negro race was inferior to the White race. In Galesburg, he referred to ‘the inferior races.’ Who were ‘the inferior races’? African Americans, he said, Mexicans, who he called ‘mong...
Trump-endorsed candidates were victorious in each race except one, that being Madison Cawthorn’s defeat in the 11thcongressional district. He narrowly lost to popular state Senator, Chuck Edwards, who was endorsed by legislative leadership and Senator Thom Tillis. While these leaders may pat themsel...
North Carolina Democrats, firmly in control of our state legislature, used gerrymandering to draw districts more favorable to their legislative and congressional candidates, effectively allowing those drawing the maps to choose their voters instead of the voters choosing those elected. First used in 1812...
During a debate last week, Harris attacked Pittenger for voting for the recent congressional spending bill that raised the deficit and doesn’t explicitly defund Planned Parenthood — all while providing “nothing” for Trump’s signature border wall. “The House of Representatives is ignoring one ...
we affirmed that the invitation to former President Trump was in line with NABJ’s usual practices since 1976. It has always been our policy to ensure that candidates know that an invitation is not an endorsement. We also agreed that while this race is much different — and cont...
like Wake and Mecklenburg into two or more congressional districts. And mapmakers can make all the claims they want about not taking race or partisan interests into consideration, but we didn’t just come in on the last turnip truck. You can bet the farm they know which counties and section...