Daily Perspective: June 24
Rep. Larry Pittman adds more to his history of outlandish statements, this time comparing Abraham Lincoln to Adolf Hitler.
Neo-confederates in the GOP attic
Rep. Larry Pittman is at it again. He’s wearing his ignorance as a badge of honor and embarrassing the Republican Party, which, in the Age of Trump, is hard to do. But Pittman also represents a significant minority within the GOP. Without them, Republicans would be a...
Another poll shows an evenly divided state with Cooper in a tight race
Another poll is out showing North Carolina to be a highly competitive state. PPP released a poll showing Donald Trump slightly underwater and Roy Cooper in an uncomfortably tight race for re-election. It’s the second poll this week illustrating the competitiveness of...
Civitas poll shows evenly divided state with Tillis in trouble
Civitas has a poll out that should give Republicans in North Carolina a bit of relief. It’s not enough to jump for joy, but it’s a lot better than other polls that have come out recently. Roy Cooper is still popular and the favorite to win re-election and Thom Tillis...
Daily Perspective: June 19
Though Eric Mansfield and Cal Cunningham are making the biggest splash, today we examine two other candidates in the Democratic primary who have been running for a few months now: Erica Smith and Trevor Fuller, and what it takes for them to compete in a statewide...
Fuller and Smith: What it takes to break through
This week, former state senators Cal Cunningham and Eric Mansfield joined sitting state Senator Erica Smith and Mecklenburg County Commissioner Trevor Fuller as candidates for US Senate. Both Fuller and Smith have been in the race since January. Neither, though, has...
Daily Perspective: June 18
Today, Eric Mansfield joins Cal Cunningham this week in the Democratic Primary as the field swells to four.
And now Mansfield is in
News in the North Carolina Senate race keeps rolling in. Former state Senator Eric Mansfield is officially running for US Senate. Mansfield announced a month or so ago that he was forming an exploratory committee. With Cal Cunningham’s announcement yesterday,...
Daily Perspective: June 17
Democrats land a high-profile candidate for US Senate as Cal Cunningham switches races from Lt. Gov to US Senate.
Cunningham switches to Senate
Former state senator and veteran Cal Cunningham announced he’s switching races today. Cunningham says he's moving from the lieutenant governor’s race to the US Senate race, in part, because he’s heard the request on the campaign trail. As incumbent Republican Thom...
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