North Carolina, which saw a tightening of the presidential race in the 2020 election, was among the states that saw an influx of money from Mark Zuckerberg in the months leading up to the voting. Donald Trump won the state by 177,000 votes over Hillary Clinton in 2016, but the Democrats cut the margin of...
Republicans celebrated wins in North Carolina while remaining focused on future priorities, especially redistricting, school choice, and economic revival. Party leaders shared their thoughts and plans during a news conference at state GOP headquarters in Raleigh, Wed., Nov. 4. November’s election continued a decade of Republican legislative control. Republicans kept their majorities in the General...
The relatively new year, 2020, has ushered in some surprises. Hold for another, this one in education politics: Parent power is rising. This isn’t PTA power. This parent power aims to disrupt the status quo on a grand scale. Parents are mobilizing in new ways, demanding voice and choice in education. Get ready, K-12 establishment....
A new poll shows Republican incumbent Rep. Ted Budd leads his Democratic competitor, Kathy Manning, by five points in the race for North Carolina’s 13th Congressional District seat. The poll, conducted by the Civitas Institute, a conservative public policy organization, surveyed 537 likely voters from North Carolina’s 13th Congressional District. Participants were contacted between July...
Anticipated low voter turnout, new geographic boundaries, 23 candidates, and a court-induced, drastically compressed campaign schedule present a fascinating political script, making it impossible to handicap the June 7 Republican primary for North Carolina’s 13th Congressional District, political science academics say. There are 17 Republicans vying for the seat. Five Democrats are seeking their party’s...
RALEIGH – Billionaire hedge-fund manager Jim Simons, a major contributor to a Democratic political candidates, funds, and causes, has come under fire from the IRS for ducking billions in federal taxes. He’s a major donor to the Senate Majority PAC, which has spent millions of dollars supporting Sen. Kay Hagan and attacking her GOP opponent Thom Tillis.
RALEIGH — Since no candidates landed knockout punches or committed breathtaking gaffes in the Republican primary debates for U.S. Senate, election analysts say the only unanswered question is whether front-runner Thom Tillis, the state House Speaker from Mecklenburg County, is forced into a runoff.
American politicians, parties, and interest groups spend relatively little on their electoral campaigns. And the side that spends the most money doesn’t always win.
RALEIGH — The PR campaigns have been launched as the new Republican majority in the General Assembly has vowed to close a multibillion-dollar 2011-12 budget deficit by not raising taxes and by allowing $1.3 billion in temporary tax increases to sunset as scheduled in June.
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