The North Carolina State Board of Elections is asking a federal judge to maintain oversight of Republican state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin’s lawsuit tied to the November election. The board also urges the judge to rule against Griffin’s request for an injunction.
Two former Democratic congressional leaders lead a group of seven former congressmen opposing Republican state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin’s attempt to move an election dispute from federal court to state court. Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle and former House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt, two additional Democrats, and three Republicans filed a motion Tuesday seeking to submit an amicus, or friend-of-the-court, brief in Griffin’s lawsuit against the North Carolina State Board of Elections.
RALEIGH — Critics of requiring voters to present a photo ID at the polls say the practice would disenfranchise minority voters, and some even accuse proponents of being motivated by racism. They don’t mention, however, that a 21-member bipartisan Commission on Federal Election Reform, co-chaired by former President Jimmy Carter, advocated just such a policy in 2005.
A look back at one of the strangest events in North Carolina political history — and how, in retrospect, Sen. Jim Jeffords was a paragon of virtue.
By comparison to Rep. Michael Decker, whose switch to the Democrats last week created a 60-60 NC House, Vermont Sen. Jim Jeffords is a paragon of political and civic virtue.
Carolina Journal’s Paul Chesser writes that when looking at the field, recent events, and his prospects for success, Sen. Tom Daschle made the only decision he could make by foregoing a run at the presidency.
The news that Richard Burr may run for U.S. Senate in 2004 has broad implications for North Carolina politics, affecting John Edwards’ presidential run, the gubernatorial primaries, and the future of Erskine Bowles and Dan Blue.
After Sen. John Kerry announced with unadulterated liberal panache his presidential plans on “Meet the Press,” the way got a little clearer for our own, ideologically vague senator.
The Democrats’ presidential campaign basically began on Tuesday. Gephardt and Daschle are down, Gore is sideways, Kerry and Edwards are still bouncing around, and Dean is small-fry.
The national GOP is basking in the glow of sky-high poll numbers for President Bush, modest gains from redistricting, and leads in party identification. But it is long time until November.
Will John Edwards throw in with Bill Clinton's pro-free-trade New Democrats or just become a Democrat throwback, asks John Hood.
