Voters defect from Donald Trump: ‘It was all a big mistake’
Voters of all stripes regret their 2016 vote for Donald Trump and say they are backing Joe Biden this time around.
By Associated Press - September 29, 2020Voters of all stripes regret their 2016 vote for Donald Trump and say they are backing Joe Biden this time around.
By Associated Press - September 29, 2020In a call with constituents, Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) said a debunked conspiracy theory was ‘absolutely right.’
By Josh Israel - September 25, 2020Forest again denied the efficacy of masks and invited a COVID-19 and QAnon conspiracy theorist to hold court.
By Donna Provencher - September 18, 2020By spreading misinformation and attacking voting by mail, Trump and his campaign are waging war on the 2020 election.
By Emily Singer - September 17, 2020A coalition of Democratic groups aims to prevent disenfranchisement in the November general election.
By Emily Singer - September 10, 2020Karen Brinson Bell said that Trump himself may have broken state law on Wednesday.
By Emily Singer - September 03, 2020Trump told voters in North Carolina to vote twice — which would amount to voter fraud.
By Emily Singer - September 03, 2020Also: The world’s largest plastic recycling plant is coming to Pennsylvania, and gay lawmakers make history at the Democratic National Convention.
By Dan Desai Martin - August 21, 2020After breaking up with Jacksonville, Trump says he’ll go back to North Carolina.
By Josh Israel - July 28, 2020The event will be downsized six weeks after it was moved from North Carolina to Florida to avoid similar safety measures recommended by Gov. Roy Cooper.
By Dan Desai Martin - July 16, 2020The restrictions Donald Trump tried to avoid by moving the convention to Jacksonville, Florida, are now in place there.
By Emily Singer - July 14, 2020Also: Oklahoma expands Medicaid and Congress unveils an ambitious climate proposal.
By Dan Desai Martin - July 03, 2020The latest New York Times polls show Biden could notch a landslide victory if the election were held today.
By Emily Singer - June 25, 2020State Rep. Larry Pittman called protesters calling for an end to systemic racism ‘thugs,’ ‘criminals,’ and ‘vermin.’
By Emily Singer - June 17, 2020The RNC has reportedly made tentative plans to have Trump speak in Jacksonville this August, after North Carolina refused to allow a full convention without any virus safety measures.
By Dan Desai Martin - June 10, 2020Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper says he will not ‘risk the health and safety of North Carolinians’ despite pressure from Donald Trump to hold a large event.
By Dan Desai Martin - June 03, 2020Also: Virginia decriminalizes marijuana and voter safety wins the day in a couple of key states.
By Dan Desai Martin - May 22, 2020North Carolina Lt. Gov. Dan Forest continues to spread false information about the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Josh Israel - May 07, 2020North Carolina Lt. Gov. Dan Forest has previously downplayed the virus and criticized social distancing rules.
By Josh Israel - April 27, 2020Just 22% of North Carolina voters approve of the job Republican Sen. Richard Burr is doing.
By Dan Desai Martin - March 24, 2020Republican Sen. Richard Burr may have dumped as much as $1.7 million in stock ahead of the coronavirus-driven downturn.
By Emily Singer - March 20, 2020North Carolina Lt. Gov. Dan Forest seems to be putting the financial success of businesses ahead of the health and safety of his residents.
By Dan Desai Martin - March 19, 2020Democratic nominee Cal Cunningham will take on first-term Sen. Thom Tillis in November.
By Josh Israel - March 04, 2020Also this week, New Mexico pledged to invest $300 million for early childhood education, and Kentucky announced a record number of registered voters.
By Dan Desai Martin - February 21, 2020The PAC is bankrolling ads praising North Carolina Senate candidate Erica Smith as ‘one of us.’
By Josh Israel - February 21, 2020North Carolina Lt. Governor Dan Forest said this month he was ‘grateful’ to have the backing of both the North Carolina Values Coalition and the Family Research Council.
By Josh Israel - February 20, 2020Dan Forest, a Republican running for governor in North Carolina, listed his four top priorities if he wins — and health care did not make the cut.
By Dan Desai Martin - February 06, 2020When Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) said he didn’t know what was in John Bolton’s book, a reporter reminded him he has the power to find out.
By Dan Desai Martin - January 29, 2020North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Dan Forest claimed it’s a ‘double standard’ to honor women’s health champion Margaret Sanger but not the Confederacy.
By Dan Desai Martin - January 23, 2020North Carolina Lt. Gov. Dan Forest condemned the NAACP’s opposition to the law as ‘ludicrous.’
By Dan Desai Martin - January 13, 2020