Carolina Journal’s Lindsay Marchello reports on the latest Civitas Poll: Republican incumbent Rep. George Holding has garnered a significant lead against his opponents in the N.C. 2nd Congressional District race,…
On Monday night, George Holding and Linda Coleman debated over the 2nd U.S. Congressional District seat that includes all of Franklin, Harnett, and Nash counties, and portions of Johnston, Wake, and…
Lindsay Marchello reports for Carolina Journal Online on a new poll that gives Democratic challenger Linda Coleman a slight edge over Republican incumbent Rep. George Holding in North Carolina’s 2nd…
A split 2-1 panel of the N.C. Court of Appeals has ruled that Lt. Gov. Dan Forest can pursue his six-year-old lawsuit against an election committee that backed his opponent…
The Winston-Salem Journal makes its council of state endorsements in today’s edition: The Journal editorial board endorses Dale Folwell for treasurer, June Atkinson for superintendent of public instruction, Josh Stein…
Democrat Linda Coleman seems to have forgotten. The candidate challenging incumbent Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Forest has issued a surprising series of tweets this afternoon. Standard political fare? Sure, except…
• Buncombe County Commissioner Holly Jones is on the airwaves with an ad touting her record as she seeks the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor. Jones will face 2012 Democratic nominee…
• Debategate, round two? Attorney General Roy Cooper and former state Rep. Deborah Ross of Wake County, the Democratic Party’s presumed front-runners for governor and U.S. senate, respectively, still have…
• 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…
• The Triangle gets a visit today from former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who (in case you hadn’t heard) also is running for the GOP presidential nomination. He’ll discuss his…
JLF’s John Hood weighs in here on the sudden death of Keith Crisco, who was locked in a battle for the Democratic Party’s nomination for the 2nd District seat in…
Have at it: *Although North Carolina went solidly Republican, according to the state Board of Elections site, more Democrats (55 percent) cast straight-party votes; *In the Lt. Governor’s race, Republican…