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I am not sure this would require a constitutional amendment but maybe it could be established as a footnote
Published: Thursday, January 26th, 2017 @ 9:39 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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In an effort to point out the blatant hypocrisy of Democrats and their allies, today the NCGOP called on Roy Cooper, legislative Democrats, and their protesting allies to condemn the long history of Democrat partisan power grabs to limit Republican power following elections
Published: Saturday, December 17th, 2016 @ 4:27 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The platform adopted at this week’s Republican National Convention includes a provision urging Congress to enact “Right to Try” legislation, which allows terminally ill patients the opportunity to use drugs or devices that have yet to gain Federal Drug Administration approval
Published: Sunday, July 24th, 2016 @ 5:11 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Anticipated low voter turnout, new geographic boundaries, 23 candidates, and a court-induced, drastically compressed campaign schedule present a fascinating political script
Published: Friday, May 27th, 2016 @ 2:11 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Full disclosure: I don't have a "favorite" candidate in the current presidential contest
Published: Thursday, March 17th, 2016 @ 10:14 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton won easily against Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in Tuesday's Democratic presidential primary, while casino mogul Donald Trump staved off a late surge by Texas Sen. Ted Cruz to claim victory in the GOP presidential contest
Published: Wednesday, March 16th, 2016 @ 11:27 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In some election races, the candidates disagree about the greatest challenge facing the office they are seeking
Published: Saturday, March 5th, 2016 @ 10:33 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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There have been quite a few races in recent years where I wish I had that choice on the ballot. But, according to the recently released sample ballots for May, we will have that choice for the GOP presidential primary.
Published: Friday, January 29th, 2016 @ 12:11 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Republicans are highly unlikely to lose majority control of either legislative chamber in the 2016 General Assembly elections, and the state treasurer's seat is expected to be a hotly contested race that Republicans are hoping to flip into their corner, political analysts from each major party say
Published: Thursday, October 22nd, 2015 @ 10:24 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It was the only real question of the evening, and the answer is that all Democrat contenders are avowed Socialists except for one - Jim Webb of Virginia.
Published: Thursday, October 22nd, 2015 @ 5:24 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The 25th Annual Paramedic Competition was held Sunday in Greensboro at the Joseph S. Koury Convention Center during the Emergency Medicine Today Conference, a conference which brings together North Carolina paramedics, EMTs and county emergency services medical directors.
Published: Sunday, October 11th, 2015 @ 5:51 am
By: Chris Downey
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Legislative election law writers continue working toward having a combined primary on March 15, 2016, allowing voters to cast ballots for president and nominate their party favorites for other statewide and local offices.
Published: Sunday, September 20th, 2015 @ 5:31 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Health policy doesn't exactly rank high on the summer reading bucket list. Let's be real - for most people, it's not all that fitting for the beach, and it surely doesn't pair well with red wine during a gossipy book-club meeting.
Published: Tuesday, September 15th, 2015 @ 3:01 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The state Senate's recent vote to move North Carolina's presidential preference primary to March 15, 2016, means the state won't be one of the early-tier decision-makers
Published: Monday, July 27th, 2015 @ 2:18 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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There is an interesting and little-noticed revolution going on at the elite levels of the national Republican Party. Whereas the party was led at one time by WASPs - essentially white, Anglo-Saxon Episcopalians and Presbyterians with a few Anglicans, Methodists, and Lutherans thrown in - it is...
Published: Thursday, June 4th, 2015 @ 7:58 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina's presidential preference primary would be held March 8, 2016, under House Bill 457, filed by Rep. David Lewis, R-Harnett, in a move intended to prevent the state from losing delegates in the presidential nominating process.
Published: Saturday, April 4th, 2015 @ 12:36 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The most recent Civitas Flash Poll shows Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker with a lead among likely North Carolina Republican primary voters in a survey of selected candidates for the 2016 GOP nomination for president.
Published: Thursday, April 2nd, 2015 @ 5:41 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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If the current calendar of 2016 presidential primaries and caucuses doesn’t change, North Carolina’s late-February contest will be one of the nation’s earliest.
Published: Thursday, February 5th, 2015 @ 7:10 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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For a pair of Rowan County paramedics, their third try yielded the top performance during a judged competition with five other teams at this week's North Carolina Paramedic Championship.
Published: Thursday, October 9th, 2014 @ 12:11 am
By: Christopher Maye
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The past year may have been the most contentious in the history of High Point politics, which in turn should make the mayor's race in the November municipal election a hot one.
Published: Wednesday, June 25th, 2014 @ 6:27 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Election watchers suggest that, including outlays from candidates, political parties, and independent expenditure groups, more than $75 million could be spent in this year's U.S. Senate campaign featuring Democratic incumbent Kay Hagan and Republican House Speaker Thom Tillis.
Published: Tuesday, June 3rd, 2014 @ 11:21 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Nine Republicans are seeking to succeed 6th District U.S. Rep. Howard Coble, who's retiring after 15 terms in Washington. The winner of the May 6 GOP primary - and a possible July 15 runoff if no candidate gets at least 40 percent of the vote - will face the winner of the Democratic...
Published: Monday, May 5th, 2014 @ 5:43 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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U.S. Senate hopeful Greg Brannon issued fiery constitutional rhetoric and delivered the biggest applause lines Friday night from an audience of about 600 people as he ran away with a straw poll at a Republican candidates forum.
Published: Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014 @ 7:33 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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I don't blame Thom Tillis for refusing to attend one of the three televised GOP Senate primary debates. The only mystery is why he (or any candidate) is bothering with any of them.
Published: Saturday, April 19th, 2014 @ 12:59 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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The generation gap between Republican primary election candidates for the 14th District of the N.C. House of Representatives may not be the biggest difference between them, incumbent Rep. George Cleveland says.
Published: Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014 @ 4:03 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Cary physician Greg Brannon, Tea Party favorite and one of the leading contenders for the GOP nomination for US Senate, told a Moore County audience last night about one of his pet peeves.
Published: Wednesday, December 11th, 2013 @ 8:03 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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It's a year before the primary vote to pick a GOP challenger to North Carolina's "Accidental Senator."™
Published: Wednesday, May 8th, 2013 @ 11:02 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Two men who call themselves conservatives are vying to represent House District 51, a district that spills roughly equally over the Lee and Harnett county lines.
Published: Wednesday, October 17th, 2012 @ 1:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In Wake County, the open-seat contest in N.C. House District 35 features two candidates with ties to the Wake County school board, which recently has been roiled with controversy over partisan politics, especially over student assignment policies.
Published: Tuesday, October 9th, 2012 @ 11:38 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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After North Carolina's primary elections May 8, it still is unclear who the Republican nominees for five powerful executive offices will be.
Published: Saturday, May 12th, 2012 @ 12:02 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Primary election night Tuesday resulted in several upsets and close races in legislative contests in North Carolina, setting the stage for a competitive general election season this summer and fall.
Published: Thursday, May 10th, 2012 @ 11:20 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The days of cordial campaigns where worthy opponents debate the issues instead of sling mud haven't gone away completely. Take a look at the GOP primary for N.C. House District 3 as an example.
Published: Saturday, May 5th, 2012 @ 9:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's the last week before North Carolina's first primary. I've put it off long enough, but now I have no real alternative but to issue some fearless predictions.
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012 @ 11:53 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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