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At the national level, Republicans have surrendered on taxes, debt, gays in the military, ObamaCare and amnesty. On the state level, the NCGOP is in the midst of surrendering on ObamaCare, taxes, and amnesty.
Published: Sunday, May 25th, 2014 @ 10:00 am
By: Brant Clifton
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If you thought Election Day was Nov. 6, you might want to reconsider. Depending on where you live and what office you're talking about, Election Day could be in July or May. In some places and in some races, it occurred when candidate filing ended Feb. 28.
Published: Sunday, March 9th, 2014 @ 3:13 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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We’ve been slow on filing, but had one very vibrant filer at the end of the day! Stan Deatherage filed on the Republican ticket.
Published: Friday, February 28th, 2014 @ 11:29 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Ashley Woolard for NC House District 6 on the Republican ticket and Harry Meredith for Sheriff on the Republican ticket.
Published: Thursday, February 20th, 2014 @ 11:28 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Why release hypothetical November matchup results when filing hasn't started and we still have a May primary election?
Published: Friday, February 14th, 2014 @ 11:20 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Attached is the updated spreadsheet for Candidate filings. We had 4 file today.
Published: Wednesday, February 12th, 2014 @ 12:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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We’ve been doing a lot of campaign finance report reading lately.
Published: Sunday, January 5th, 2014 @ 8:27 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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I spoke with a well-placed Tea Party activist based in The Second Congressional District who confirmed for me what has been one of the region's worst kept secrets for some time: Renee Ellmers is getting a primary opponent.
Published: Thursday, September 12th, 2013 @ 6:59 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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The media is dismissing Steve Royal, the GOP nominee for state treasurer, as an also-ran -- an after-thought.
Published: Monday, November 5th, 2012 @ 9:19 am
By: Brant Clifton
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The Second Congressional District's incumbent representative seems to be doing her best to ruin the gift horse delivered to her during redistricting.
Published: Sunday, October 28th, 2012 @ 10:20 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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What's been bouncing around the political gossip network for a few years has FINALLY made it to the pages of The N&O. The NCGOP establishment bent over backwards to force the highly-dubious Debra Goldman on the electorate.
Published: Wednesday, October 24th, 2012 @ 2:54 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Conservative Jones switched from unaffiliated to Republican after upset win in 2010. Both candidates in the N.C. House of Representatives District 65 race have one thing in common: They're tired of politicians not keeping their promises to constituents.
Published: Monday, October 15th, 2012 @ 7:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In 2007, county commissioners asked the legislature to give them more taxing authority. Ever increasing demands for services, especially related to population and student growth, created pressure for additional revenue sources.
Published: Sunday, October 14th, 2012 @ 7:35 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Former state Rep. Van Braxton does not have to set up a legal expense fund in an effort to raise money to defray costs associated with a lawsuit filed by his 2010 opponent, the state elections director has ruled.
Published: Tuesday, September 18th, 2012 @ 7:49 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Congresswoman Renee Ellmers is having quite a rocky relationship with folks in her new majority Republican district. A recent survey by Public Policy Polling found that she was leading her Democrat opponent Steve Wilkins by only 44-28 in this VERY Republican district.
Published: Thursday, August 30th, 2012 @ 3:31 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Absentee voting is well underway for North Carolina's 2012 May primaries. Keep track of who's voting and where the most votes are happening, and break them down by cross-sections with the new Civitas Vote Tracker.
Published: Monday, April 30th, 2012 @ 11:15 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Civitas does their usual fine job in exposing the current political climate in North Carolina through their noteworthy delivery system - "May Primary Flash Poll".
Published: Sunday, April 29th, 2012 @ 6:22 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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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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North Carolina could see a cluster of runoff elections this summer due to the high number of candidates seeking their party's nomination for state and federal offices.
Published: Monday, March 12th, 2012 @ 12:53 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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With all the government hand outs, freebies, special interests, debt, and unemployment one would think no sane politician would still be trying to raise taxes.
Published: Sunday, March 4th, 2012 @ 8:22 am
By: Hood Richardson
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Candidate filing for the May primary closed at noon Wednesday with 40 percent of legislative districts -- 68 seats out of 170 in the N.C. General Assembly -- lacking either a Republican or Democratic challenger.
Published: Friday, March 2nd, 2012 @ 10:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Beaufort County politics: the democratic process, just took a remarkable turn as we come to the end of filing for the 2012 election.
Published: Wednesday, February 29th, 2012 @ 11:29 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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With one more Democrat, Lloyd Ballance from the Belhaven area, filing for Beaufort County Commissioner, there will be a primary for the Democrats.
Published: Tuesday, February 28th, 2012 @ 4:06 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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This election season is bringing to the fore many non politicians, who are now becoming politicians as they file for elected office.
Published: Saturday, February 25th, 2012 @ 4:02 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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I know we keep publishing this spreadsheet, but it just keeps changing oh so very fast, and ...
Published: Friday, February 24th, 2012 @ 2:10 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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What have a Republican primary for county commissioner. Now we need a Democrat primary for county commissioner.
Published: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012 @ 8:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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What we need is a primary. We also need just a few more candidates, but there is time yet.
Published: Tuesday, February 21st, 2012 @ 12:12 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Beaufort County GOP chairman Greg Dority won the Mecklenburg County GOP State Auditor straw poll this past Thursday evening by garnering 57% of the vote. Dority, a former 12th District Congressional candidate representing parts of Mecklenburg County.
Published: Monday, February 20th, 2012 @ 11:35 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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2012 elections for the primary, and then on to the general election began today, February 13, 2012.
Published: Monday, February 13th, 2012 @ 7:35 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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