The $22.9 billion General Fund budget plan released Tuesday by Senate Republicans would increase spending over the two-year budget cycle by less than Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s plan would in its first year alone
Published: Friday, May 12th, 2017 @ 3:37 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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When it comes to electoral strength, is demography destiny? Leaders of both major political parties often seem to think so.
Published: Wednesday, May 10th, 2017 @ 4:07 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Democratic Attorney General Roy Cooper claims to have won the governor's race, incumbent Republican Gov. Pat McCrory says votes remain uncounted that could reverse Cooper's razor-thin margin, and several Council of State races swung from Democratic to GOP control in Tuesday's historic general electi
Published: Sunday, January 1st, 2017 @ 7:51 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Libertarian-oriented Millennials will impact future elections, legislative battles will expand between declining rural counties and growing urban areas, and volatility will persist in state elections, a panel of political analysts predicted
Published: Thursday, December 8th, 2016 @ 9:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Typically, experts and analysts can distill an election's outcome down to a small list of reasonable conclusions
Published: Saturday, November 12th, 2016 @ 1:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Republican Davidson County Commissioner Larry Potts has a built-in advantage in his race for the House seat in District 81 - a lot more registered Republicans.
Published: Wednesday, November 9th, 2016 @ 12:50 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Republican Cathy Dunn and Democrat Jim Beall Graham are vying for an open seat in state Senate District 33, and both candidates are confident they can improve the lives of people in Davidson and Montgomery counties
Published: Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016 @ 4:47 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Republican Susan Martin is running for a third term to represent House District 8, taking in two-thirds of Wilson County and one-third of Pitt County, where she is being challenged by Charlie Pat Farris, who is a lawyer, lifelong resident, and military veteran
Published: Thursday, October 13th, 2016 @ 2:24 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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"The presidential race," N.C. State University political science professor Steven Greene said when asked what will affect the Nov. 8 general election in North Carolina the most
Published: Friday, March 18th, 2016 @ 10:48 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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From the start, the Republican primary race between businesswoman Holly Grange and conservative activist and New Hanover County Board of Education member Tammy Covil has been a heated one.
Published: Thursday, March 3rd, 2016 @ 12:32 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In what is evolving into a war of words and political philosophies, Gov. Pat McCrory said he would pursue what Attorney General Roy Cooper would not - formal opposition to a Virginia transgender student's lawsuit that could force North Carolina to allow both sexes to use the same K-12 public...
Published: Friday, January 8th, 2016 @ 10:09 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Nearly 20 members of the General Assembly, including several powerful veteran lawmakers, will not be running for re-election in 2016, and that number could swell as the candidate filing period that opens today at noon moves forward
Published: Friday, January 8th, 2016 @ 6:45 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Pat McCrory, U.S. Sen. Richard Burr, and 2nd District U.S. Rep. Renee Ellmers are among high-profile Republican incumbents who have drawn Republican primary opponents, but 54 other candidates were, in effect, elected to the General Assembly on Monday because nobody chose to run against...
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 6:25 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The so-called millennial generation helped to elect Barack Obama in 2008. But their turnout faded in 2012 because their expectations for instant gratification were not met, and they hold a jaded view that their votes don't matter, a South Carolina pollster told a Raleigh audience
Published: Friday, October 23rd, 2015 @ 9:38 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Education and health care are among the top campaign issues in House District 8, where Republican incumbent Susan Martin is seeking a second term against Democratic challenger Barbara D "Bobi" Gregory.
Published: Monday, November 3rd, 2014 @ 7:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Republican Ken Smith says his campaign to oust Democratic incumbent Rep. William Brisson from the House District 22 seat in the General Assembly is nothing personal.
Published: Sunday, November 2nd, 2014 @ 1:09 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Former Person County Commissioner Larry Yarborough is a small business owner highlighting the need for jobs in his bid to win a seat as a Republican candidate in heavily Democratic House District 2.
Published: Saturday, November 1st, 2014 @ 7:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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First-term Republican state Sen. Chad Barefoot is relying on his conservative credentials to win against Democratic challenger Sarah Crawford in a race judged to be competitive by the North Carolina Free Enterprise Foundation.
Published: Monday, October 27th, 2014 @ 1:06 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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McDowell County Commissioner Michael Lavender is used to running campaigns after 12 years on the board, but his current run for state Senate against incumbent Ralph Hise is a little more complicated.
Published: Tuesday, May 6th, 2014 @ 8:14 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Matt Arnold admits there is very little difference between his political views and those held by incumbent Sen. Robert Rucho. But that did not stop him from challenging the seven-term veteran lawmaker in the upcoming Republican primary for state Senate District 39 on May 6.
Published: Tuesday, May 6th, 2014 @ 1:38 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Voters in the May 6 Republican primary for state House District 15 will choose between incumbent Phil Shepard, a two-term legislator who is a minister and civil service retiree, and Jim Morton, a farmer and retired educator running primarily on parochial issues.
Published: Sunday, April 6th, 2014 @ 10:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The power of incumbency, gerrymandered election districts, and a growing national distaste for politics in general might be the causes of having voter ballots for the May 6 primary election showing more blanks than the responses to a pop quiz.
Published: Friday, March 7th, 2014 @ 12:00 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The races for only 7 percent of state legislative seats - and no congressional districts - are likely to be competitive this year, say two organizations tracking North Carolina voting trends.
Published: Wednesday, February 19th, 2014 @ 8:37 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Republican newcomer Rob Bryan hopes to woo voters in N.C. House of Representatives District 88 with his strong stance on education reform.
Published: Saturday, October 13th, 2012 @ 1:06 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The race for N.C. House District 9 features a Republican newcomer to politics against an incumbent Democrat in a district where the political dynamics have been altered by redistricting.
Published: Thursday, October 11th, 2012 @ 12:28 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The only thing the two candidates for North Carolina's District 10 congressional seat agree on is that their opponent is an extremist who will move the country in the wrong direction.
Published: Thursday, September 27th, 2012 @ 10:50 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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