Locke’s Donald Bryson dissects key Civitas Poll results

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.

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...

Newsweek column cites Lt. Gov. Robinson among those helping boost GOP’s African-American support

Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s high-profile role in N.C. politics is helping attract more support for the Republican Party among African-American voters across the country. That’s the assessment from a member of Congress quoted Tuesday in a Newsweek column. Jeff Charles’ opinion piece carries the headline “A Record Number of Black Republicans Are Running for Office....

Locke’s Mitch Kokai discusses anti-Beasley ad pulled from N.C. TV stations

Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses N.C. television stations’ decision to remove an ad linked to the state’s 2022 U.S. Senate race. Kokai offered these comments during the June 10, 2022, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “Front Row with Marc Rotterman.”