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• As you await Super Tuesday results … • Ad wars: The presumed front-runners for each major party’s Senate nomination are on the air. Democrat Deborah Ross emphasizes economic security…
The latest issue of Bloomberg Businessweek documents the electoral challenges Republican U.S. senators face from members of their own party. Alabama Republican Senator Richard Shelby, who boasts a score of…
• Down to the wire: Chief Justice of the U.S. John Roberts says the plaintiffs suing the state over its congressional maps must file a response by Tuesday explaining why the order…
• Money time! Candidates must update their campaign reports before Sunday, but we have some news about a number of incumbents and challengers. For example: The race for governor between…
*U.S. Senate candidate candidate Greg Brannon–who is challenging incumbent Sen. Richard Burr in the Republican primary—stumps in Burr’s hometown of Winston-Salem, challenging the senator to “have the guts to declare war” before…
• A few days before WRAL News reported that the U.S. Department of Energy was investigating potential self-dealing and conflicts of interest regarding stimulus grants taken by businesses owned by…
• Incumbent U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan, a Democrat, has unveiled the first two ads of her re-election campaign, both highlighting accomplishments in the Senate. • Hagan will get as much…
• At the state Republican Party convention in Cherokee, four of House Speaker Thom Tillis’ rivals in the GOP Senate primary contest made a public show of support for Tillis…
• Nothing’s set in the Democratic race for the 2nd Congressional District. Clay Aiken leads Keith Crisco by 369 votes, and Toni Morris received just under 20 percent of the…
[Updated] The expected, unexpected, and the just plain sad. Lots of the sad, really. • Thom Tillis won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate. So yes, money and perceived electability…
• It’s primary election day! Polls are open until 7:30 p.m. And remember to cast your ballot in your home precinct. • Your humble dispatcher will join Donna Martinez and…
Early voting ends Saturday! Find a polling place here. A new Elon University Poll shows House Speaker Thom Tillis, R-Mecklenburg, gaining name recognition in his bid for the Republican…