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Monroe Mayor Burns files for 2028 NC governor’s race
As voters look toward November’s general election, Monroe Mayor Robert Burns has his sights set further ahead on 2028.
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NCSBE certifies 2024 Primary and gets ready for May 14 runoff
The North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) certified the March 5 primary during a board meeting Tuesday.
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It’s Election Day: 10 tips for North Carolina’s primary
Almost 2,600 polling places across the state will be open from 6:30 am to 7:30 on Tuesday evening for North Carolina's 2024 primary election. We may see results later than usual. Here's why.
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VP Harris announces $32 million for women and minority-owned small businesses in NC
With all eyes on North Carolina for its part in the Super Tuesday primary, Vice-President Kamala Harris paid a visit to Durham on Friday.
Opinion
Primaries: the ice baths of electoral politics
No one seems to like them: The parties endure them; the voting public suffers them; the cynical resent them; and candidates would wish them over yesterday if assured victory. Yet, they are necessary as an absolutely critical part of the whole electoral process. We’re talking, of course, about primaries. On March 5, 2024, North Carolina...
Opinion
Presidential primaries need a shake-up
I know you may find this news depressing, but we’re only five months away from the first votes in the 2024 presidential election. Our current primary system is absurd. The contests start way too early. And their location is unfair to large swaths of American voters. But that doesn’t mean the system ought to be...
Opinion
Primaries teach political lessons
Michael Bloomberg’s operation in North Carolina was massive — mind-boggling in its scope and expense. And it was, in retrospect, a foolish waste of resources.
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Biden wins big in Super Tuesday primary; several runoffs expected in other races
Former Vice President Joe Biden rode a big win in South Carolina to a primary surge, highlighted by an outstanding showing during Super Tuesday, a day in which he won Democratic primaries in neighboring North Carolina and Virginia. Those states carry 209 delegates. In all, Biden, who dominated the South, grabbed a slew of delegates...
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What N.C. voters need to know on Super Tuesday
Super Tuesday isn’t the only novelty for North Carolina voters this year. Many voters have new legislative and congressional districts after a three-judge panel ordered the General Assembly to draw new maps last year. Federal and state courts have also put a controversial voter ID law on temporary hold. And legislation passed in November will...
Opinion
Our state could tip national balance
Democrats and Republicans will contest many states and districts in 2020, to be sure, but North Carolina may prove to be a tipping point in more ways than one.
Opinion
Campaign dispatch, March 1, 2016
• As you await Super Tuesday results … • Ad wars: The presumed front-runners for each major party’s Senate nomination are on the air. Democrat Deborah Ross emphasizes economic security and “fairness.” GOP incumbent Richard Burr highlights national security: • The winners of a Beaufort County Republican Party straw poll were: Sen. Ted Cruz for...
Opinion
Primary Could Be Pivotal
State leaders have come up with a better plan, one that makes the North Carolina primary potentially important without incurring costly penalties.
