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Biden’s approval rating remains low in NC
Headed into the 2024 presidential election year, President Joe Biden’s approval rating remains underwater among North Carolina voters.
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AFP Action’s endorsement of Nikki Haley highlights the race for second place
Nikki Haley got a boost in her bid for the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday in an endorsement from Americans for Prosperity Action. The Koch group pushed out a campaign to promote the former South Carolina governor and former United Nations ambassador.
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Democrat Jeff Jackson announces bid for NC attorney general
First-term North Carolina Congressman Jeff Jackson has been redistricted out of his seat, but he isn’t going quietly. Jackson took to TikTok on Thursday to announce his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for state attorney general.
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Poll: Robinson leads the pack of GOP gubernatorial candidates
Gov. Mark Robinson continues to maintain a commanding lead in the Republican primary for North Carolina governor, although a sizeable portion of the electorate remains undecided.
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Morgan on Stein kickoff rally: “Welcome to Southeast Raleigh”
NC Supreme Court justice and current candidate for governor, Mike Morgan, took a seemingly uncharacteristic swipe at his primary opponent, Democrat Josh Stein, on Tuesday. His statement pointed to Stein’s rally in southeast Raleigh, a historically black neighborhood where Morgan has lived for nearly 40 years.
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Poll: Two-thirds of North Carolinians worried about crime
A new Civitas poll finds that 66% of North Carolina voters are concerned about crime and safety in their neighborhoods.
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Bill to restructure state elections board is on governor’s desk
The North Carolina General Assembly sent Gov. Roy Cooper a bill on Friday that restructures the North Carolina State Board of Elections by splitting the appointments between the majority and minority legislative leaders.
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Robinson support drops in post-debate straw polls after no-shows
Mark Robinson has been leading in the polls since he announced that he is running for governor in North Carolina on the GOP ticket in 2024, including a Civitas poll in August. But that may be slowly changing.
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Conservative super PAC launches ad against Trump in 2024 presidential primary
Americans For Prosperity Action, a conservative super PAC, is disavowing former President Donald Trump as the lead candidate for the 2024 election for president with its launch of a $1.68 million ad buy Wednesday in North Carolina, Arkansas, and Tennessee, all Super Tuesday states, urging Republican voters to vote against him in the primary.
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Locke’s Mitch Kokai analyzes Civitas Poll results for Trump, Biden
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses August 2023 Civitas Poll results related to President Biden and former President Donald Trump. Kokai offered these comments for an Aug. 24, 2023, report on WNCN (CBS17).
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‘Hey Gov,’ Riley Gaines condemns Cooper veto
On Wednesday, Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines shot back at North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper for his veto of the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, pointing to the long term, serious injuries of North Carolina female teen volleyball player Payton McNabb. Governor Cooper of NC vetoed the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act today. Hey Gov, reminder...
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The Debrief: Tim Moore faces lawsuit, Capitalism polls strong, and higher education gets high priority
This week on “The Debrief”: *State House Speaker Tim Moore faces a rare “alienation of affections” lawsuit from a former Apex Town Council member. *Almost every Democrat flips votes from “yes” to “no” after Gov. Roy Cooper wields his veto stamp. *The state Senate passes legislation to change election procedures and rework the N.C. State...
