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Tillis weighs in on GOP leadership race to replace McConnell, predicts Trump victory in NC

"I'm going to support a guy named John," Tillis joked during the interview, leaving his decision up in the air. He criticized calls to decentralize power within the Republican conference, arguing that strong leadership was essential to counter Democratic cohesion in the Senate.

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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.”

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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.”

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3 races that will reveal intensity of red wave

Control of the U.S. Congress is the grand prize in the upcoming midterm elections on Nov. 8. There seems to be little doubt that Republicans will take the U.S. House. The Senate is much more competitive, with Nate Silver at Politico recently calling control for the body a coin flip. Yet, it’s increasingly likely Republicans...

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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.”

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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.”

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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...

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Locke’s Donald Bryson analyzes North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race between Beasley and Budd

Donald Bryson, John Locke Foundation president and chief strategy officer, discusses the latest developments in North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race between Democrat Cheri Beasley and Republican Ted Budd. Bryson offered these comments during the Sept. 6, 2022, edition of Spectrum News 1’s “Capital Tonight.”

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Locke’s Mitch Kokai discusses North Carolina’s tight U.S. Senate race

Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses the latest Civitas Poll on North Carolina’s highly competitive U.S. Senate race. Kokai offered these comments during the Aug. 19, 2022, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “Front Row with Marc Rotterman.”

Mitch Kokai
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Is Cheri Beasley playing possum?

People connected to Democrat U.S. Senate candidate Cheri Beasley are complaining to the national press that Democrat allies are not stepping up to the plate and spending outside money to lift her candidacy.  But is Beasley playing possum? According to Dictionary.com, to play possum is to:  To pretend to be dead, a trick used by...

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Locke’s Mitch Kokai discusses anti-Beasley ad pulled from N.C. TV stations

Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses N.C. television stations’ decision to remove an ad linked to the state’s 2022 U.S. Senate race. Kokai offered these comments during the June 10, 2022, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “Front Row with Marc Rotterman.”

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