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NC08: The most competitive race

by Thomas Mills | Jan 15, 2020 | 2020 election, Congressional Races, Democrats, Editor's Blog, Politics

ShareFull Disclosure: I am working with Pat Timmons-Goodson to launch her campaign. Fuller Disclosure: I couldn’t be more proud to be helping her campaign. When Republicans in the North Carolina legislature redrew Congressional districts last fall, they gave...

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

ShareOn 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...

Big-Dollar Tillis Donors Jump Ship

by Kirk Kovach | May 31, 2019 | 2020 elections, The Kovach Corner, US Senate

ShareIn the course of the past few weeks, Thom Tillis has worked to solidify his standing amongst the Trump wing of the Republican Party, insofar as there is any other wing at this point. Unfortunately for him, it looks like a lost cause. Mark Walker, the prominent...

Where the Senate Race Stands

by Kirk Kovach | May 28, 2019 | NC Politics, Politics, The Kovach Corner, US Senate

ShareAs it stands now, Democrats need a candidate for US Senate. There have been a few candidates to throw their hat into the race so far, but none of them have the fundraising ability or the institutional support to mount a realistic challenge against the incumbent...

Fight to the Right

by Kirk Kovach | May 10, 2019 | 2020 election, The Kovach Corner, US Senate

ShareIn the past few months, scrutinizing eyes have fallen upon Republican Senator Thom Tillis here in the Tar Heel state. Endless speculation surrounding a potential primary challenge finally bore fruit earlier this week: Tucker Garland, a conservative businessman...

Tillis Faces Primary Challenger

by Kirk Kovach | May 6, 2019 | 2020 election, The Feed, The Kovach Corner, US Senate

ShareFor months now, and especially on the heels of his unexplainable op-ed flip flop in the Washington Post, there have been rumors and speculation that the incumbent Republican Senator Thom Tillis might face a primary challenger. Now, one has appeared in the form of...