The Pete Kaliner Show Podcast
In a piece at POLITICO, David Siders says former President Donald Trump is damaged goods. Trump is still the dominant figure in the Republican Party, and he’ll be the favorite to win the GOP nomination for president if, as expected, he runs again. But Trump’s place in the party is far weaker after Tuesday. Truth is, […]
Why did so many GOP candidates underperform expectations in yesterday’s election? Listen Here:
Dr. Chris Cooper, the Robert Lee Madison Distinguished Professor and Director of the Public policy Institute at Western Carolina University, says the old “Blue Dog Democrats” that populated much of Western North Carolina are essentially extinct now. Also, the word votainer gets some key support. Listen Here:
NC House Republican Caucus Director, Stephen Wiley, manages the candidate recruitment and campaigns for the 120 state House races. He says getting to a 72-seat majority was always going to be a heavy lift, even as they over-performed national GOP trends. While it’s too early to analyze all of the results and turnout, Wiley says […]
Despite the framing of North Carolina as a 50-50 split between Republicans and Democrats, we’re actually a 52-48 state. Democrats have a hard time winning votes in rural and suburban areas, while the GOP needs to improve its tallies in urban areas. Listen Here:
How likely is it that Republicans will be able to win enough seats so that they’ll not have to worry about Governor Roy Cooper’s veto for the remainder of the Democrats’ term? A look at the most competitive and swingiest of districts that will decide the outcome. Listen Here:
How votes are counted – and WHEN they are counted – in North Carolina limits the chances that we’ll red mirages, blue surges, red shifts, and long delays in results being known. Listen Here:
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments last week on whether Harvard and UNC are violating federal civil rights law by discriminating against Asians through the affirmative action admission programs. Listen Here:
According to TIME, there has been an increase in threats and political violence over the past six years. Across the U.S., there has been a surge of harassment, attacks, and violent threats targeting civic and public officials and their families. America is a nation shaped by violent acts and founded on principles that protect free […]
Pat Harrigan is running for North Carolina’s newly-drawn 14th Congressional District. The Republican says it’s the latest in a “cascade of consequences” since his Democrat opponent, Jeff Jackson, began vicious and defamatory attacks on him. The Charlotte Observer reports: Harrigan’s children were in the home at the time of the shooting, according to his campaign. […]