Early voting is underway in North Carolina, and Republicans are hoping a “red wave” will deliver them a super-majority in the state legislature. Doing so would allow them to override Democratic Governor Roy Cooper’s vetoes. Andrew Dunn, writing at Longleaf Politics doesn’t think the GOP will be able to pull off big enough gains in both the […]
Republican candidate for North Carolina state Senate District 40 discusses his campaign to unseat a 5-term Democrat incumbent who hasn’t delivered much of anything for the citizens of East and North Mecklenburg. Listen Here:
At Friday’s US Senate debate between Cheri Beasley and Ted Budd, the Democratic candidate stated that inflation was the most pressing issue facing the nation, but that it was driven by corporations “price gouging” and by the cost of prescription drugs. “Corporations are seeing 70-year record profits and using that as a cover for inflation […]
Friday night saw the first (and only) debate for US Senate in North Carolina. It was aired on Spectrum News: The two top candidates running for North Carolina’s open seat in the U.S. Senate, Republican Ted Budd and Democrat Cheri Beasley, met for a debate in Raleigh on Friday night. Hosted by Spectrum News 1, […]
Listeners react to the debate by Matthew Hoh (Green Party) and Shannon Bray (Libertarian Party) from the previous two hours.
Shannon Bray (Libertarian) and Matthew Hoh (Green) are running for the US Senate in North Carolina. They have not been invited to debate the Democrat and Republican candidates. They say it’s one example of how the two-party duopoly prevents challengers from undermining the system that is rigged in favor of the two major political parties.
Democrats’ opposition to the NC Senate’s “Parents Bill of Rights” is another example of how disconnected the party has grown from the concerns many parents have about the public education system.
Highlights (and lowlights) of the debate over North Carolina’s “Parents Bill of Rights” legislation that passed the state Senate this week.
Republicans – and one Democrat – in the North Carolina Senate passed a bill detailing parental rights for those with kids in government schools. Democrats say the bill is anti-LGBT because it prevents inclusion of sexual orientation or gender identity in the curriculum.
Chris McCoy, the State Director of Americans For Prosperity – NC, says the Republican-led House should block the GOP-led Senate attempt to expand Medicaid.
