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Today Is Election Day, Make Sure Your Voice Is Heard
Low turnout is the expectation for today’s primary runoff election and that means those who vote will have a big impact. Now is your opportunity to give your beliefs a…
Scott Keadle
Elections & Public Integrity
Latest dispatches from the campaign trail, July 16, 2012
• Walter Dalton and Pat McCrory aren’t yet sure how to respond to an expansion in Medicaid eligibility permitted by the Affordable Care Act. • A News & Observer…
Liberty
Two Days Left To Vote Early In Runoff Election
Tuesday, July 17 is election day, but early voting continues today and tomorrow (Friday and Saturday, July 13 and 14.). If you can’t participate early, remember that the polls are…
Elections & Public Integrity
Latest dispatches from the campaign trail, July 10, 2012
• Rep. Larry Kissell, D-8th, is being shunned by local Democrats for his endorsement of a vote repealing the Affordable Care Act and his refusal to back President Obama for…
Elections & Public Integrity
Latest dispatches from the campaign trail, June 28, 2012
• Early voting for the July 17 runoff starts today. • Pat McCrory decides not to file a lawsuit over an ad attacking his connection to a Charlotte-based company…
Elections & Public Integrity
Latest dispatches from the campaign trail, June 26, 2012
• The Democratic National Convention continues to downsize, as organizers move a Labor Day event from the Charlotte Motor Speedway to an Uptown Charlotte street fair. • A Rowan…
Elections & Public Integrity
Latest dispatches from the campaign trail, June 25, 2012
• Pat McCrory and Walter Dalton squared off Saturday in their first gubernatorial debate. • Democratic Rep. Mike McIntyre of the 7th District has not endorsed in the presidential…
Elections & Public Integrity
Latest dispatches from the campaign trail, June 21, 2012
• GOP lieutenant governor candidate Tony Gurley says he’s focusing more on face-to-face meetings in his runoff bid, unlike the media buys he made in the initial primary. Rival Dan…
Elections & Public Integrity
Latest dispatches from the campaign trail, June 20, 2012
• Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton distanced himself from Gov. Bev Perdue, the Democrat he hopes to replace, issuing a letter saying that the administration’s attempt to doctor letters to get…
Elections & Public Integrity
Latest dispatches from the campaign trail, June 11, 2012
• Duke Energy, a major financial supporter of the Democratic Governors Association, asks the DGA to pull an ad criticizing Pat McCrory for working at Duke Energy while he was…
Elections & Public Integrity
Latest dispatches from the campaign trail — May 29, 2012
• By Memorial Day, more than $1 million had been spent altogether on behalf of the candidates running for governor. • The ad wars between the Pat McCrory and…
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Latest dispatches from the campaign trail: Friday, May 11, 2012
George Holding says that he’s not in Congress yet, so “don’t jinx anything” (Dome) Marriage amendment foes vow no let up (Winston-Salem Journal) N.C. Rep. Stephen LaRoque seeks a recount…