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N.C. Dems have edge in congressional 3rd-quarter reports, but independent spending favors GOP

As the 2022 midterms near their end on Nov. 8, candidates in North Carolina’s congressional races are spending whatever resources they have to get an advantage over their rivals. And according to late-October financial reports, Democrat candidates raised more in the third quarter in every major race. Republicans, alternatively, have spent more in independent expenditures...

David Larson
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NBC labels N.C. race ‘wild card’ ‘sleeper’ that could help determine U.S. Senate control

NBC News features North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race among five potential election surprises that could help determine which major party controls the chamber after the November election. The NBCNews.com headline declares “Senate wild cards: Five sleeper races that could surprise in 2022.”

CJ Staff
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RNC contacts 4 million NC voters, Dems bring in celebrities as voting begins

As early voting began on Oct. 20, both major parties in North Carolina are ramping up their last-minute voter-outreach efforts. The Republicans are reporting they have made 4 million voter contacts, and Democrats are sponsoring events across the state, including with celebrities like rock icon Dave Matthews. “The best way for voters to show up...

David Larson
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Budd jumps ahead of Beasley by 6% in new poll of U.S. Senate race

A new poll from East Carolina University of likely general election voters gives Republican Ted Budd a 50% to 44% edge over Democrat Cheri Beasley. The latest poll on North Carolina’s critical U.S. Senate race this year also shows that 5% of the electorate remains undecided three weeks out from the election. The results show momentum...

David N. Bass
Opinion

Do campaign debates even matter anymore?

If you made it through the dull Ted Budd and Cheri Beasley Senate debate, pat yourself on the back. You are more engaged than most saner people voting in North Carolina who missed it. It was a snooze fest; at least, that’s what I was told by nearly everyone who watched. The truth is, in...

Ray Nothstine

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U.S. Chamber of Commerce endorses Budd as Planned Parenthood drops millions in N.C. for Democrats

On Wednesday afternoon, the US Chamber of Commerce announced their endorsement of North Carolina's Ted Budd for US Senate. The announcement comes as Planned Parenthood announces a $50 million dump of campaign money into North Carolina and other states to impact individual states' abortion policy after the overturn of Roe V. Wade.

CJ Staff
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National publication The Hill lists N.C. Senate seat among seven most likely to flip

North Carolina’s hotly contested U.S. Senate race is among the seven nationwide that are most likely to see a partisan “flip,” according to a report Monday in The Hill. “Seven weeks before Election Day, Senate races in closely watched swing states remain tight, but a clearer picture is beginning to emerge of the landscape heading...

CJ Staff
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25 years after slayings, officer’s brother says Beasley no friend of law enforcement

“I just think it’s B.S,” Al Lowry said of ads portraying Beasley as pro law enforcement. “She’s for the criminals and not for the law officers, which my brother was one of them that got killed."

David Larson
Opinion

Killing a Republican over his politics and other outrageous stories

Oktoberfest is back but inflation hits brewers, cost of beer As if the news can’t get any more depressing these days. Don Lemon Suggested Royal Family Should Pay Reparations. What Happened Next Is the Stuff of Legends. I’m far from a royalist but this is a massive takedown of trendy talking point circulating on the...

Ray Nothstine
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Trump, McConnell direct focus to Budd with ad blitz and rally

Getting Ted Budd to the U.S. Senate appears to be a top priority for national Republicans. In campaign spending reports out Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s Senate Leadership Fund PAC spent more than $3.4 million dollars in ads this week. The blitz of ads comes as former President Donald Trump announces plans to campaign for Budd in Wilmington, N.C. on September 23.

Donna King