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4 political parties lose recognition in NC as Green Party is recognized
After much debate at their meeting on Thursday, the NCSBE voted 3-2 along party lines to recognize the Green Party as a political party in the state.
October 2024 – Trump and Harris in Dead Heat in North Carolina Battleground
RALEIGH – The race for president remains at a statistical tie in North Carolina, a key battleground state on the road to the White House. Former President Donald Trump (47.2%) is .6 points ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris (46.6%). The number of undecided voters has declined to 4.1%. Only 2% of voters say they...
September 2024 – Harris, Trump Race Tighter Than Ever in North Carolina
RALEIGH – The presidential race is tighter than ever in North Carolina. In the first Carolina Journal Poll following the presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris (entering the field just hours after the second assassination attempt), Trump’s lead has shrunk to 0.3 points – well within the poll’s ±3.99%...
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Trump leading Biden in 6 swing states, including NC
According to a fresh presidential poll from Wall Street Journal, Republican former president Donald Trump is leading Democrat President Joe Biden in six of seven swing states deemed critical to victory in the 2024 general election. Conducted March 17-24, surveyors polled 600 registered voters each in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and North Carolina....
Opinion
Will 2024 be year of the 3rd party?
While US history has seen the rise and fall of a few major political parties, the current big two — Democrats and Republicans — have enjoyed a long stretch of dominance. But there are signs that things may be different in 2024. Institutions in general are struggling. As the book “Bowling Alone” by Robert Putnam...
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Green Party becomes fourth formally recognized by N.C. officials
The long, hard slog for the North Carolina Green Party is over. The state officially recognized the Green Party, allowing its candidates to appear on state ballots. “It’s something we’ve been working for, it seems like, forever,” said J.J. Rizzo, co-chairman of the Triangle Chapter of the Green Party. The nine-member Bipartisan State Board of...
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Veto override session could revamp judicial elections, ballot access
Editor’s note: The Senate took its override vote Monday night, rejecting Gov. Cooper’s veto by a 26-15 margin. The Republican-led General Assembly seemed content to stay home until January. But last week, Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, announced a Tuesday morning session to try to override Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of Senate Bill 656,...
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Unaffiliateds not expected to flock to third parties, experts say
Third party presidential candidates Gary Johnson and Jill Stein are reaping history-making poll numbers. But those thinking this could be a watershed year for alternative candidates because so many voters are disaffected by Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton are likely to be disappointed, one national pollster says. “You do see a much...
Opinion
Campaign update, September 19, 2016
• There won’t be any “grand bargain” on House Bill 2 after all: Charlotte Mayor Jennifer Roberts announced this morning that the Charlotte City Council would not consider a measure repealing the city ordinance that prompted H.B. 2. Had the council voted to repeal, then the General Assembly might have returned for a special session...
Opinion
TV ads propel Cooper gains
Pro-Roy Cooper ads had run nearly 9,000 times through Aug. 18, while pro-Pat McCrory ads had run about 6,000 times.
Opinion
Go Play A Serious Game
Under Democrats and Republicans alike, the federal government has run gigantic deficits — and will continue to run them for decades to come, primarily because of projected growth in entitlements.
