Issues & Insiders: Pat McCrory on No Labels

Voters deserve better candidates

If current surveys are taken as predictive, the Democratic Party will nominate President Joe Biden for reelection next year, the Republican Party will nominate former President Donald Trump, and whoever wins will begin his term in 2025 as one of the most disliked politicians in American history. How can this be? As I’ve previously argued,...

Defendants in 2016 election defamation case argue in favor of ‘absolute privilege’

A Washington, D.C.-based law firm and the Pat McCrory Committee Legal Defense Fund renewed their argument Friday for the state Supreme Court to throw out a defamation lawsuit against them. The defamation claims are tied to election protests filed after the 2016 election.

‘No Labels’ party recognized in NC, voter ID form revised

The North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) voted four to one Sunday to recognize the No Labels Party as an official party in the state.

Critics urge NC Supreme Court to uphold defamation ruling against McCrory boosters

Four NC voters have urged the state’s highest court to allow them to continue pursuing a defamation case against lawyers who worked for a defense fund backing the candidacy of former Gov. Pat McCrory after the 2016 election. The group targeted for the lawsuit was not connected to McCrory’s official campaign committee.