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In a remarkable move, Fox News just shifted numerous House races toward Democrats. Fox finds them pulling even or favored in really Trumpy places like Kentucky’s 6th district and North Carolina’s 11th district. Fox also shifted the Ohio Senate race to “Lean Democratic.” In both cases Fox cited recent polling—including its own—as the justification. These bombshell incursions into deep red territory made Trump’s tirade at a Texas rally Tuesday...
One of North Carolina's most popular Republicans, Tim Moore, faces a challenge from Democrat LaKesha Womack in his run for a second U.S. congressional term in the 14th District. Why it matters: Womack, who says she moved to North Carolina to work on Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign, has an uphill battle. Republicans drew new political maps in 2023 that made this a GOP safe zone for Moore, the state's former long-serving House speaker, to pick up....
On 15 October, the first day of early voting in North Carolina, mostly Black students from North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University (NC A&T), Bennett College and University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) marched from their college campuses to their nearest polling sites for the first day of early voting. Previously, students were able to vote on their respective campuses; however, late last year, with Republicans at the...
Democratic Rep. Alma Adams and Republican first-time candidate Jack Codiga are running for North Carolina's 12th Congressional District. Why it matters: Adams is seeking a seventh full term at 80 years old in this blue-leaning district, while Codiga is throwing his name in as a 29-year-old political newcomer. 📍 The district mostly covers Charlotte. Table: Alexandria Sands/Axios Table: Alexandria Sands/Axios Axios sent questions to both...
A campaign ad from Republican Congressional candidate Jennifer Balkcom, produced using artificial intelligence to attack Democratic candidate Jamie Ager, has attracted widespread condemnation from Western North Carolina's LGBTQ+ community.
So far, Democrats have far outnumbered Republicans in early voting, both statewide and in Wake County.
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