Locke’s Donald Bryson dissects Civitas Poll results for Beasley/Budd race

Charlotte Juneteenth event features Ben Carson, Mark Robinson, Ted Budd

The Mecklenburg Black Republican Club (MBRC) in collaboration with the NCGOP Black Conservative Voices Coalition held their inaugural “Juneteenth Freedom Celebration” at Freedom House Church in Charlotte June 20.     The star-studded event lineup featured renowned neurosurgeon and former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Dr. Ben Carson, N.C. Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, famed...

Budd leads Beasley by 5% in new poll of U.S. Senate race in N.C.

Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Ted Budd has a comfortable lead over Democratic opponent Cheri Beasley in North Carolina, according to the results of a new Civitas poll.

Budd, who represents the state’s 13th congressional district, garnered 45% support among likely voters. That compares to 40% support for Beasley, a former chief justice of the N.C. Supreme Court. Green Party candidate Matthew Hoh secured about 1% and Libertarian candidate Shannon Bray 3%. Eleven percent remained undecided. Budd, who represents the state’s 13th congressional district, garnered 45% support among likely voters. That compares to 40% support for Beasley, a former chief justice of the N.C. Supreme Court. Green Party candidate Matthew Hoh secured about 1% and Libertarian candidate Shannon Bray 3%. Eleven percent remained undecided.

Beasley’s better answer on crime

If Democrat U.S. Senate candidate Cheri Beasley can’t come up with a better answer on crime, then her campaign may stall before she gets out of the general election gate. Senate Republicans have launched another ad scorching Beasley as soft on crime based on her rulings as a state Supreme Court Justice.  The new $1.7...

Disputed ad raises legitimate questions about Beasley’s record

Cheri Beasley never voted to “set free” a child porn offender. But that’s not the end of the story. Shining more light on that offender’s case is likely to do little to bolster Beasley’s political prospects. Beasley, the Democratic nominee for North Carolina’s open U.S. Senate seat, generated headlines earlier this month. Lawyers working on...