Opinion

On polls, Hispanics, and the suburbs

In much of the country, the Republican Party fell well short of expectations in the 2022 midterms. Flawed GOP nominees in Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Nevada, and Arizona lost winnable races for U.S. Senate, thus consigning their party to another two years in the minority. Democrats lost their U.S. House majority but only by a sliver...

John Hood
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Carolina Journal’s Donna King dissects Budd’s U.S. Senate victory

Donna King, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, discusses Republican Ted Budd’s victory over Democrat Cheri Beasley in North Carolina’s 2022 U.S. Senate race. King offered these comments during the Nov. 11, 2022, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “Front Row with Marc Rotterman.”

Donna King
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Polls open across N.C. for 2022 midterm elections

Candidates made their final pitch to voters as Election Day dawned across the state Tuesday,. Voters bundled up a bit and trickled in as poll workers braced for a long day ahead. Polls opened at 6:30 a.m. and will remain open until 7:30 p.m. So far, 2.1 million votes have already been cast during early voting and the NCSBE is looking into 15 complaints.

Donna King

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Woodshed 2022 election predictions

U.S. Senate and State Supreme Court Races Ok folks.  I have written about 75 articles and columns about the 2022 election. Here is my last before the results come in. Below are the long-awaited 2022 Woodshed election predictions.  (Click here for what I will be watching on election night) U.S. Senate: Republican Ted Budd will...

Dallas Woodhouse
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Budd lead grows as latest poll shows him breaking 50%, outside margin of error

Until the last weeks of the election, polls consistently showed Republican U.S. Rep. Ted Budd and Democrat former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley in a dead heat for North Carolina’s open U.S. Senate seat. But as undecided voters have begun solidifying their choices, it seems they are breaking heavily toward Budd. The latest...

David Larson
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Court elections are most important

It matters whether Republican Ted Budd or Democrat Cheri Beasley wins the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Richard Burr. It matters whether the Republicans win legislative supermajorities. It matters whether Democrats can cut into the GOP’s increasing domination of local elections in rural and suburban areas, or whether Republicans can make inroads in county...

John Hood
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Carolina Journal’s Donna King dissects new polling in Budd/Beasley U.S. Senate race

Donna King, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, discusses new polling that favors Republican candidate Ted Budd in his U.S. Senate race against Democrat Cheri Beasley. King offered these comments during the Oct. 28, 2022, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “Front Row with Marc Rotterman.”

Donna King
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Another poll shows Budd up 4% on Beasley

Recent polling reveals an emerging trend in favor of Republican Ted Budd over Democrat Cheri Beasley in the contest for North Carolina’s open U.S. Senate seat. A Marist poll released Oct. 26 put Budd up 49% to 45% over Beasley among those definitely voting in the election, now less than two weeks away. The poll is...

David N. Bass
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Locke’s Mitch Kokai dissects Civitas Poll results in Budd/Beasley U.S. Senate race

Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses Republican Ted Budd’s four-point Civitas Poll lead over Democrat Cheri Beasley in North Carolina’s 2022 U.S. Senate race. Kokai offered these comments during the Oct. 25, 2022, edition of Spectrum News 1’s “Capital Tonight.”

Mitch Kokai