After November's midterm elections, Republicans in the Senate have a supermajority, and in the House, Republicans are one vote shy of a supermajority. The partisan make up means that a careful attendance numbers game will likely play a prominent role in this session.
Now that the dust has settled from Kevin McCarthy's speaker election, second-term congressman from the Charlotte area Dan Bishop may have played the most significant role. After voting "nay" on McCarthy's speakership for 11 cycles, Bishop changed to an "aye" on the promise of a new committee investigating the activities of federal intelligence agencies like the FBI and NSA.
Within hours after the returns came in from the 2022 midterm election, speculation was already floating about 2024. Two years from November, the general election will have presidential and gubernatorial contests on the ballot, along with N.C.’s Council of State and the N.C. General Assembly.
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.
On Wednesday, former Vince President Mike Pence made the case for electing Rep. Ted Budd for U.S. Senate in a final-week push before the 2022 midterm elections.
A complaint filed with the N.C. State Board of Elections this week alleges that the Neighbors on Call Political Action Committee is taking in-kind contributions from the state Democratic Party that exceed the limits set by campaign finance laws.
As of Halloween morning, 1,160,747 ballots have been accepted in the N.C. 2022 midterms, and Democrats are seeing a 3.54% reduction in their usual early-voting advantage.
What are the chances of the GOP winning a supermajority in North Carolina's General Assembly in this November's General Election? While the probability of that happening looked pretty good earlier in the year, many experts say the chances for that happening have now diminished.
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.
Veteran political analyst Marc Rotterman joins Carolina Journal Editor Donna King on the lessons of the Reagan years, the state of the nation, and North Carolina as a pivot point in American politics.
Carolina Journal recently surveyed the four candidates running for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court. Below are their answers to core questions on personal judicial philosophy. Read carefully, because the stakes are high. November's two races could shift the balance of power on the state's high court.
