U.S. House district for North Carolina
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…
The North Carolina General Assembly approved a new congressional district map on October 22. The change involves moving Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Dare, Hyde, and Pamlico counties, along with part of…
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…
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…
(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…
In an editorial attacking 11th District Congressman Madison Cawthorn, the Capitol Broadcasting Company let loose this bit of misinformation: His seat in Congress is the inevitable result of election districts…
Scrolling through #ncpol on Twitter this morning, I came across a tweet about Buncombe County Commissioner Jasmine Beach-Ferrara announcing her candidacy for Congress in the 11th District against incumbent Madison…
Abraham Mahshie writes for the Washington Examiner about the surprise winner in North Carolina’s 11th District Republican congressional primary. Madison Cawthorn won’t dare criticize “our great president,” despite President Trump’s…
Julie Havlak reports for Carolina Journal Online on the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on North Carolina’s 11th District congressional runoff election. Amy Cooke’s Daily Journal explains why the pandemic represents an…
Brooke Conrad reports for Carolina Journal Online about the State Board of Elections’ decision to add Bill Weld and Joe Walsh to North Carolina’s Republican presidential primary ballot. Conrad also…