Political experts say that Republicans don't necessarily need a supermajority in both chambers to override Gov. Roy Cooper's vetoes next year. A handful of moderate Democrats could be convinced to break ranks and side with the GOP.
Published: Monday, November 14th, 2022 @ 7:54 am
By: Carolina Journal
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will party loyalty rules be enforced? They should be
Published: Wednesday, September 21st, 2022 @ 5:54 pm
By: John Steed
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The generic ballot for congressional and legislative races has narrowed slightly since June, according to the results of a new Civitas poll.
Published: Saturday, August 20th, 2022 @ 8:32 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Lately, I’ve been thinking about the word balance. We refer to a well-balanced life as one with equilibrium between work, family and recreation.
Published: Saturday, June 25th, 2022 @ 7:15 am
By: Tom Campbell
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A new Civitas poll shows that Republican candidates running for U.S. Congress and the state legislature in North Carolina are in good shape heading into the 2022 midterm election.
Published: Thursday, April 28th, 2022 @ 9:18 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Editors at the Washington Examiner take issue with congressional Democrats’ contention that their election policies are designed “for the people.”
Published: Friday, July 9th, 2021 @ 12:30 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Election season this year has been like no other.
Published: Saturday, December 5th, 2020 @ 3:12 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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As we approach the November 3rd election date, we need to consider the character of every candidate, whether Democrat or Republican.
Published: Wednesday, November 18th, 2020 @ 1:52 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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Twenty-four lawmakers leaving N.C. General Assembly in 2020
Published: Tuesday, February 18th, 2020 @ 8:51 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The 2020 election season starts unofficially today at noon, with the opening of candidate filing for most races.
Published: Sunday, December 8th, 2019 @ 10:02 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On November 20, investigators hired by the North Carolina General Assembly testified Gov. Roy Cooper had “improperly used the authority and influence of his office” to pressure Duke Energy for concessions as it sought permits for a natural-gas pipeline.
Published: Thursday, November 28th, 2019 @ 4:06 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Are you politically free or are you a slave to a political party or your own set of flawed political principles.
Published: Tuesday, November 19th, 2019 @ 6:15 pm
By: Roy Roundhouse
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The John Birch Society looks at what political party loyalty has cost us. It looks at the hypocrisy of the GOP and its schemes to deprive the People of their candidate.
Published: Thursday, April 14th, 2016 @ 5:12 am
By: Diane Rufino
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Politicians never cease to amaze me. A few sessions back, I was treated to a barrage of b*tching from various Republican legislators about Skip Stam and Thom Tillis.
Published: Wednesday, October 28th, 2015 @ 5:16 am
By: Brant Clifton
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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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We heard this term bantered about when former state Rep. Richard Morgan and a handful of friends cut a deal with Jim Black and the Democrats to snatch a state House majority from the GOP.
Published: Saturday, October 4th, 2014 @ 11:22 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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People were calling in to Rush talking about "teaching a lesson" to The Establishment. Rush had an interesting response: The establishment is not 'teachable.'
Published: Monday, July 7th, 2014 @ 8:19 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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State GOP vice-chairman Joyce Krawiec's appointment to an unexpired state Senate seat from Forsythe County has created a job vacancy within the party hierarchy.
Published: Thursday, January 30th, 2014 @ 2:19 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Establishment folks are browbeating those of us in the grassroots to toe the party line. Send Kay Hagan home. That's what's important. Even if you have to hold your nose to do it.
Published: Wednesday, January 29th, 2014 @ 7:12 am
By: Brant Clifton
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A reader forwarded to us an email conversation they had with NCGOP chairman Claude Pope. (Of course, we came up.)
Published: Saturday, January 25th, 2014 @ 1:22 am
By: Brant Clifton
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McCrory previewed his legislative agenda in a speech at the Hunt Institute's Holshouserhmc Legislators Retreat on Monday night, though he did not provide specific policy plans.
Published: Saturday, January 18th, 2014 @ 11:40 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Political power tends to corrupt, absolute political power tends to corrupt absolutely.
Published: Thursday, January 2nd, 2014 @ 7:52 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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Political power tends to corrupt, absolute political power tends to corrupt absolutely. Whether it is individuals or political parties, nether should stay in power too long.
Published: Thursday, November 21st, 2013 @ 1:15 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Polling shows two-thirds to three-quarters of North Carolinians expressing serious dissatisfaction with ObamaCare.
Published: Thursday, August 1st, 2013 @ 2:08 am
By: Brant Clifton
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I am sure many of you have been keeping up with the whole BlueprintNC scandal -- a bunch of lefty non-profits scheming about "eviscerating" North Carolina Republican leaders.
Published: Thursday, March 7th, 2013 @ 10:59 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Federal programs to fight the Great Depression brought almost $440 million by 1938 to North Carolina. Conservative Democrats who had fought the reforms in the state, nonetheless, eagerly accepted the largesse from Washington, D.C.
Published: Tuesday, February 12th, 2013 @ 10:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Carteret County businessman Randy Ramsey, who has made substantial campaign contributions to Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue, former Democratic Gov. Mike Easley, and the N.C. Democratic Party, is running in a three-way Republican primary for the 2nd District state Senate seat.
Published: Friday, March 30th, 2012 @ 11:51 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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