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Ada Fisher, 74, dies leaving a legacy of service
Dr. Ada Fisher served as the RNC’s Committeewoman for North Carolina for more than decade, elected in June of 2008 and reelected in 2012.
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Russia bans N.C. congressional delegation citing ‘Russophobia’
The Russian Foreign Ministry released a list banning 963 Americans from entering Russia, including N.C.’s entire congressional delegation. In fact, President Joe Biden, Hunter Biden, Nancy Pelosi, Kamala Harris, Sen. Tillis, Sen. Burr, and every member of Congress are named on the list released May 21. The three representatives who voted against banning Russian oil...
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Walker criticizes Meadows over Trump endorsement
Former U.S. Rep. Mark Walker on Wednesday pointed to former 11th District congressman and former President Trump’s chief of staff Mark Meadows for the surprise endorsement of Rep. Ted Budd of North Carolina for U.S. Senate. Walker says the endorsement “hijacked” the Republican State Convention. Walker and former Gov. Pat McCrory were seated near the...
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Burr: Mueller may withhold collusion probe findings until November election
U.S. Sen. Richard Burr said unwarranted attacks on CIA director nominee Gina Haspel are disgraceful, and the special counsel’s investigation into possible election collusion between Russia and President Donald Trump is a small piece of broader congressional inquiry. Burr chairs the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, which held a confirmation hearing for Haspel, and is...
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Video: Ross supporter compares black GOP voters to Jews who helped Nazis
Editor’s note: This report was updated to reflect comments from the Ross and Burr campaigns. A video from Project Veritas Action shows a Democratic donor, who has given money to Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton among other Democrats, comparing African-American Republican voters to Jews who helped the Nazis during World War II. The donor, academic Benjamin...
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2016 Election Bound to Produce More Excitement
The 2016 presidential election campaign already has generated plenty of excitement. Veteran presidential campaign reporter John Gizzi expects more.
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Jensen: N.C. Governor Race Most-Watched Nationally
RALEIGH — North Carolina features “undoubtedly the premier governor’s race of the country” for 2016, and if the election were held today GOP Gov. Pat McCrory would be re-elected despite shaky approval ratings, said Tom Jensen, director of the Raleigh-based firm Public Policy Polling. Jensen spoke of the race expected to pit McCrory against Democratic Attorney General Roy Cooper at a Wednesday luncheon event.
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Friday Interview: Kristol Critiques 2014 Election Results
RALEIGH — Conservatives have plenty of reasons to be happy about the outcomes of elections across the United States in 2014. William Kristol, editor of The Weekly Standard, recently helped a John Locke Foundation Headliner audience assess the elections’ significance. Kristol also discussed implications of the latest national election trends with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
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Analysts: National Issues A Problem For Hagan
RALEIGH — As Republicans continue to portray DemocraticU.S. Sen. Kay Hagan as joined at the hip to an unpopular President Obama, and with congressional approval ratings cratering, the freshman senator’s best campaign strategy is to avoid national issues, political observers say. Some pundits consider Hagan among the most vulnerable Senate Democrats.
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Huge Cash Differential in Race for U.S. House District 9
RALEIGH — Charlotte residents Robert Pittenger, a Republican, Democrat Jennifer Roberts, and Libertarian Curtis Campbell are running for the 9th U.S. Congressional District seat being vacated by nine-term GOP Rep. Sue Myrick. It is a Republican-leaning district running north to south in Iredell, Mecklenburg, and Union counties.
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Winner of GOP Primary in House District 82 Will Take Seat in 2013
RALEIGH — Bedrock conservative principles such as limited government, support for the free market, and reducing taxes and regulations reverberate in the House District 82 Republican primary campaigns of appointed incumbent Larry Pittman and challenger Herbert Jay White.
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Eight Republicans Hope to Succeed Heath Shuler in 11th Congressional District
RALEIGH — The nonpartisan North Carolina FreeEnterprise Foundation noted that the 11th was the state’s most Republican district with Democratic representation in Congress before the General Assembly gained control of redistricting. Now, a larger percentage of its voters are registered Republicans.
