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Exclusive: NRCC polling puts Buckhout, Davis in dead heat
According to internal polling provided to the Carolina Journal, NC-1 candidates Davis and Buckhout are tied at 41%.
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Poll: Partisan divide widens on Iran war
North Carolina voters broadly oppose ground troops in Iran and are split on whether the US was right to launch military action there, according to a new poll from Catawba College. Meanwhile, former Gov. Roy Cooper holds a 14-point lead over Republican Michael Whatley in the early US Senate race.
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Poll: Cooper holds wide early lead over Whatley in NC Senate race
Former NC Gov. Roy Cooper holds a commanding lead over GOP challenger Michael Whatley. That margin is considerably wider than two other recent surveys of the race.
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Base supports Trump’s foreign policy, some critique China strategy
Nine months in, experts assess Trump's foreign policy approach, in light of polling showing overall support for his approach, China is highlighted as a high threat to national security.
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Polling firm drops lawsuit against Mark Robinson
A polling firm that sued North Carolina’s Republican gubernatorial candidate in the closing days of the 2024 election has dropped its lawsuit. Vox Insights had accused Mark Robinson’s campaign of failing to pay a $114,000 bill.
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Carolina Journal Poll sets the gold standard for accuracy in NC polling
For an election cycle marked by shifting political winds and an electorate deeply divided on core issues, the Carolina Journal Poll emerged as a beacon of reliability.
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Poll: Lawfare backfires on Biden, as Trump stays strong in NC
On Trump’s New York criminal trial, 56% of voters believe the guilty verdict, along with the other charges against Trump, are politically motivated, while 40% disagree.
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Green’s opposition to school choice at odds with majority of NC Democrats
Mo Green, the Democratic candidate for state superintendent of public instruction, said at a public schools forum May 7 that he was motivated to run for the office due to concerns about the growth of school choice in North Carolina. But Green’s position appears to be at odds with many of the voters in his own party.
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The continuing good sense of North Carolina voters
The latest Carolina Journal poll was a satisfying reminder of the continuing good sense of residents of my adopted home (in great contrast to where I grew up inside the DC Beltway). Their common sense shone through especially on questions related to economics and the role of government. With the state anticipating a $1-billion surplus,...
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Political polling and the lessons of 2020
In 2020, polls projected North Carolina and Florida to go for Biden in the presidential race, but both ended up in Trump's electoral column. This year, polls show tightening races across the country, many within the margin of error, leading experts to speculate whether poll accuracy is an issue again.
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New poll gives Democratic Party 2020 advantage over Republicans
If a new poll from Emerson Polling is accurate, the Democratic Party has an edge over Republicans in upcoming elections. While FiveThirtyEight, a poll analysis website, gave Emerson a B+ in 2018, some have questioned the reliability of the polling group. Nate Cohn, a reporter for The New York Times, tweeted that Emerson Polling shouldn’t...
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The Real (Future) Deficit Problem
North Carolinians ought to be much more concerned about the long-term fiscal balance of our federal and state governments than about the short-term issues that often garner attention.
