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A look at Republican midterm results

by Paul Stam | Dec 13, 2022 | NC Politics, Politics

How did the GOP do in the November 2022 elections? Here is the big picture at the local, state, and the national level. Local level. Before the election Republicans controlled 61 County commissions. After the elections the GOP controls 67 County...

Speaker Tim Moore doesn’t want you to vote

by PoliticsNC | Oct 27, 2022 | NC Politics, North Carolina | 6 comments

By Woodrow Barlow and Luka Thornton North Carolina has some of the strongest voter protection laws in the south. This may seem surprising, considering how many times our state legislators have tried to pass photo ID requirements, prevent same-day registration, and...

Can Democrats do the 2022 math?

by Gary Pearce | May 17, 2021 | NC Politics, New Day for NC | 3 comments

North Carolina Democrats want to change the U.S. Senate math in 2022. But is their problem math or English? In 1990, Harvey Gantt lost the Senate race to Jesse Helms by 100,000 votes. Afterward, a Democratic consultant assured me: “North Carolina’s demographics are...

PED ‘ban’ could juice legislative oversight

by Rick Henderson | Feb 26, 2021 | Congressional Races, NCGA, Politics, Republicans | 1 comment

By RICK HENDERSON SHUTTERSTOCK IMAGE Oversight and transparency are two areas the Wall Street Journal calls DBI (Dull But Important) They aren’t as compelling as power grid seizures in Texas or censures of retiring lawmakers, but they’re essential to effective and...

Kirk Kovach: Walker v. Tillis would be a primary for the ages

by Kirk Kovach | Dec 4, 2019 | 2020 election, NC Politics, NC Senate Races, North Carolina, The Kovach Corner, US Senate

On the heels of a court decision this week, North Carolina opened filing for congressional races. The decision ended what had been months of speculation about what districts North Carolina would use for its thirteen-member congressional delegation. For the past...

Kirk Kovach: KY, LA victories portend well for Cooper in 2020

by Kirk Kovach | Nov 21, 2019 | 2020 election, 2020 elections, NC Politics, NCGov, Politics, The Kovach Corner

In the past few weeks, Democrats have seen a number of positive outcomes in elections where a typical Republican ought to run away with it. Louisiana, Mississippi and Kentucky each held their gubernatorial contests this year, and all three are states where Donald...