Republican Gov. Pat McCrory issued his first executive order Monday, rescinding an order issued by his predecessor, Democrat Bev Perdue, which Perdue exempted herself from at the end of her term of office.
Published: Thursday, January 10th, 2013 @ 6:18 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Former Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory became North Carolina's third Republican governor since Reconstruction and the first since the 19th century to work with a General Assembly controlled by his own party, as the GOP built on its electoral momentum from 2010.
Published: Wednesday, November 7th, 2012 @ 2:24 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Overall, it's looking like a pretty depressing election day for the Democrat Party in-state and nationwide.
Published: Sunday, November 4th, 2012 @ 10:18 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Some folks will accuse us of being blind followers of the GOP this election season. I am hoping this particular installment of our endorsement series will put that to rest.
Published: Friday, November 2nd, 2012 @ 1:27 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Richard Hudson, the GOP nominee for the 8th congressional district, has been spending a lot of time raising questions about incumbent Larry Kissell's character.
Published: Sunday, October 21st, 2012 @ 3:00 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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What's going on here? Why are these conservative-oriented groups lining up behind Democrats in supposedly competitive races -supposed easy GOP pickups?
Published: Friday, October 5th, 2012 @ 10:40 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Three GOP congressional challengers gave a preview of their speeches before the Republican National Convention during a morning press teleconference.
Published: Wednesday, August 29th, 2012 @ 3:50 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The tables have been turned in the political money wars. North Carolina Republicans, who traditionally lag behind their Democratic rivals in fund-raising, are leading their opponents in most races across the state, although there are some notable exceptions.
Published: Monday, August 20th, 2012 @ 9:21 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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I recently had an eye-opening conversation with an activist who is arguably a mover-and-shaker / household name in Charlotte area Republican politics. This person has been following the drama in the state House District 6 runoff between Mattie Lawson and Arthur Williams.
Published: Sunday, July 29th, 2012 @ 1:05 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Within hours of the June 28 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court affirming that the federal Affordable Care Act is constitutional, Republicans in Congress launched an attempt to get rid of the health care legislation.
Published: Sunday, July 8th, 2012 @ 11:29 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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They are heralding solutions to education woes, an anemic economy, joblessness and illegal immigration, but Republican congressional and lieutenant governor candidates in North Carolina's July 17 runoff elections lament that their messages will not spark much voter turnout.
Published: Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012 @ 6:52 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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What Led Self-professed Conservative Walter Jones to Endorse Self-professed Liberal Arthur Williams?This system worked quite well; they were a great team - Ed was unbeatable and Arthur was to be the ascending Democrat in one local seat or another, after Ed retired, and Ed did one day retire.
Published: Sunday, June 24th, 2012 @ 1:55 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Republicans positioned themselves to make substantial gains in North Carolina's congressional delegation following Tuesday's primary.
Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012 @ 8:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Four members of North Carolina's congressional delegation earned an "F" grade for their votes on fiscal issues during the 2011 session of Congress, according to new rankings from the National Taxpayer Union, a limited-government advocacy group based in Washington, D.C.
Published: Tuesday, April 17th, 2012 @ 11:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Republicans could strengthen their grip on the North Carolina legislature and recapture a majority in the state's congressional delegation in 2012, due in large part to a friendly redistricting plan.
Published: Monday, March 26th, 2012 @ 3:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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