American politician (born 1995)
Early voting for the March 3 primary is underway. Here are a few early data points from Vote Tracker. Note, the numbers in the 2024 link will change as some…
I was recently quoted in an article in the Carolina Journal that asked, “Are progressives strategically running in NC GOP primaries?” I noted that such occasional infiltrations are an inevitable…
(This post was made possible with research by Thomas Allen.) I wrote on July 3 about how North Carolina’s electorate has changed since the 2020 election. There were three main…
North Carolina’s representatives in Congress secured almost $250 million in pork spending in the latest federal spending omnibus bill. While the process for finding federal earmarks is cumbersome and far…
New 11th District Congressman Chuck Edwards has had to issue a press release asking constituents with "outstanding or unfinished casework" to contact his office because former Congressman Madison Cawthorn failed…
Christopher Hutton of the Washington Examiner reports one high-profile Republican’s response to the latest controversial comments from U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn. Republican National Committee leadership is unimpressed with Rep. Madison…
The little girls in the video still below may have determined who wins in a couple of close primaries tomorrow. They did that way back on March 4. Do they…
By encouraging crossover voters to support a long-shot candidate instead of the only candidate who has a realistic chance of beating Cawthorn, the "fire Madison" folks might accidentally help him…
With only six weeks till North Carolina’s primary election, legislative and congressional candidates have been working on getting as much attention to their campaign as possible to represent their party…
(Cover photo by Gage Skidmore) Rep. Madison Cawthorn appears to be facing a serious challenge in the 11th District Republican primary for several reasons that are outside the scope of…
Last week Congress passed H.R. 2471, a $1.5 trillion spending omnibus package to fund the government through September. It was loaded with earmarks costing $9.7 billion. Earmarks are legislative provisions that direct…
Dallas Woodhouse reports for Carolina Journal Online about a tentative N.C. state budget deal that does not involve Gov. Roy Cooper. Woodhouse also reports on U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s possible…