Video of the Democrats’ gubernatorial debate Wednesday night (NBC-17) Democrat Terry Bellamy cites her years of public service as evidence that she is ready to represent the 10th Congressional District (Hickory Daily Record) Rick’s BBQ in Salisbury is ... »
Triangle congressional race turns on super PAC spending (N&O) Election TV ads on the way in the 11th Congressional District (Citizen-Times) Candidates in the 7th Congressional District try to distinguish themselves (Star-News) Lesser-known N.C. guberna... »
What does Rick Santorum’s departure from the GOP presidential race mean for the May 8 primary in North Carolina? (Dome) The McCrory campaign reports raising $1 million this year (Dome) A generational conflict is playing out in the 12th Congressional Di... »
Republicans top the list of most effective lawmakers in North Carolina (WRAL-TV) Republican Dan Barry says the 9th Congressional District is the right place for him to be (Charlotte Observer) A Public Policy Polling survey has President Obama leading a... »
GOP presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich brings his campaign to North Carolina on Wednesday (WWAY-TV) Patsy Keever, a Democrat, promises a clean campaign in the 10th Congressional District (Citizen-Times) 11th Congressional District Republicans debate il... »
7th Congressional District GOP candidates square off in a debate (WWAY-TV) Council of State candidates make their pitches online (Winston-Salem Journal) Latest poll results in the Democrats’ gubernatorial race: Etheridge (26 percent), Dalton (15 percen... »
Last night, NCDebates.com (a venture of the NC Tea Party PAC) streamed Council of State debates in Winston-Salem. Two of five Republican candidates for NC Superintendent of Public Instruction, Richard Alexander and John Tedseco, participated. Of cour... »
The North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) Convention 2012 rocked the Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem this weekend. Here are some additional highlights of the conference (courtesy of Twitter): MaryBethTeaches: There are 42,629 @NCAE ... »
North Carolina evangelicals begin to mobilize in advance of the 2012 election (Dome) Three candidates vie for N.C. House District 39 seat; no Republican is running, so the Democratic primary is winner take all (Eastern Wake News) A WRAL News poll shows... »
Board rules that candidates can continue to run in House District 72 (Winston-Salem Journal) N.C. Rep. Darrell McCormick suspends his campaign and endorses fellow Republican Rep. Mark Hollo in House District 73 (Dome) President Obama issues a statement... »
Republican Sue Myrick endorses Mecklenburg County Commissioner Jim Pendergraph in the GOP nomination fight in the 9th Congressional District (Associated Press) Speaking of which, that endorsement irks Andy Dulin, another GOP’er vying for the nomination... »
The latest Carolina Journal News Report notes that this morning Morganton attorney Julia Leigh Sitton entered a not guilty plea to two felony counts related to her work for the 2008 Perdue for Governor campaign. »
Now that filing records are official, I’ve had to revise the number of de facto winners in the N.C. General Assembly from 39 to 32. These are candidates who filed for House and Senate, and because no one filed against them, they are shoo-ins for their ... »
An election primer for 2012 races in North Carolina (N&O) N.C. Sen. Dan Blue, D-Wake, rules out a run for governor (Dome) Michelle Obama is visiting N.C. on Friday (Dome) As election filing ends, surprise candidates for state legislative office emerge ... »
Rowan County Commissioner Carl Ford, a Republican, is running in House District 76 (Salisbury Post) Democrats file for two state House seats in Forsyth County (Winston-Salem Journal) A Democrat finally files to replace U.S. Rep. Brad Miller in the 13th... »
