This story was updated on December 6, 2021. Former N.C. congressman Mark Walker, will drop his bid for the U.S. Senate and file for the newly drawn 7th Congressional District at the urging and with the endorsement of former President Donald Trump, multiple sources confirmed for Carolina Journal on Saturday, December 4th. Fox News’ headline...
Former N.C. congressman Mark Walker, will drop his bid for the U.S. Senate and will file for the newly drawn 7th Congressional District at the urging and with the endorsement of former President Donald Trump, multiple sources confirm for Carolina Journal. Carolina Journal reported in early November Walker was taking numerous calls urging him to...
There has to be something more heroic emanating from Washington than groveling for more federal spending as we approach $30 trillion in debt.
A broad swath of voters from the center-left to the center-right view Congress as a circus of ponderous pachyderms, braying jackasses, and clueless clowns.
Third-quarter fundraising numbers for U.S. Senate candidates in North Carolina show little separation between the Republican front-runners, former Gov. Pat McCrory and U.S. Rep. Ted Budd. On the Democrat side, former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley is solidifying her position as the front-runner. Both parties are scheduled to hold Senate primary elections in...
In a 25-minute sermon at the Tabernacle Baptist Church in Wilson, former Congressman Mark Walker looks right at home. Walker is a preacher and a preacher’s son. His sermon is faith-based, not political. He asks congregants to turn to Matthew 16:24-25: Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny...
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the firebrand conservative who skyrocketed onto the political scene several years ago, announced Monday that he would not run for U.S. Senate after considering the move for several weeks. Robinson was elected last year as North Carolina’s first black lieutenant governor after a 2018 video of him speaking to the Greensboro...
In a video attacking the Biden-Harris administration for open borders and proposed tax increases, on Wednesday morning former N.C. Governor Pat McCrory made it official and became the second high-profile Republican candidate to enter the 2022 U.S. Senate race. The candidates compete to replace three-term Republican U.S. Senator Richard Burr who is retiring from...
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, a Republican, is thinking seriously about a run for U.S. Senate in 2022 and plans to announce his decision within days, multiple sources tell Carolina Journal. Robinson has contacted other major candidates also expected to run for the seat of retiring Sen. Richard Burr. CJ has obtained a copy of polling...
Gov. Roy Cooper has remained silent about Cuomo’s continued role as chair of the National Governors Association, a critical non-partisan governing role.
Beasley is assembling a new team in preparation for a 2022 U.S. Senate bid and an announcement could come in days.
