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First post-election Civitas poll shows marginal improvements in voter mood
The first Civitas poll since Election Day shows that sentiment among voters about the economy and the direction of the country has improved marginally.
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Locke’s Mitch Kokai discusses 2022 performance of Civitas Poll, other election polls
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, assesses the performance of election polls in the 2022 midterms. Kokai offered these comments during the Nov. 16, 2022, edition of Spectrum News 1’s “Capital Tonight.”
Opinion
Cries of voter suppression and other outrageous stories
The View Cries ‘Tremendous Voter Suppression,’ But ‘Huge Turnout’ In many states today they can literally harvest a ballot for you. Where’s all the voter suppression? Nevermind. It’s opinions from “The View.” The constant cries over voter suppression is one of the dumber narratives in this nation. Honestly, it would be nice if everything in...
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Pence campaigns for Budd in final week of Senate race
On Wednesday, former Vince President Mike Pence made the case for electing Rep. Ted Budd for U.S. Senate in a final-week push before the 2022 midterm elections.
Opinion
What I will be watching on election night
Midway through early voting the percentage of voters that are registered Democrat is down compared to 2018 and 2020. While Republicans have warmed up to early voting over the years, Democrats still dominate early voting and Republicans dominate election day voting.
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Democrats’ share of NC early vote lags 2018, GOP slightly higher
As of Halloween morning, 1,160,747 ballots have been accepted in the N.C. 2022 midterms, and Democrats are seeing a 3.54% reduction in their usual early-voting advantage.
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Carolina Journal’s Donna King dissects new polling in Budd/Beasley U.S. Senate race
Donna King, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, discusses new polling that favors Republican candidate Ted Budd in his U.S. Senate race against Democrat Cheri Beasley. King offered these comments during the Oct. 28, 2022, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “Front Row with Marc Rotterman.”
Opinion
3 races that will reveal intensity of red wave
Control of the U.S. Congress is the grand prize in the upcoming midterm elections on Nov. 8. There seems to be little doubt that Republicans will take the U.S. House. The Senate is much more competitive, with Nate Silver at Politico recently calling control for the body a coin flip. Yet, it’s increasingly likely Republicans...
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Locke’s Mitch Kokai dissects Civitas Poll results in Budd/Beasley U.S. Senate race
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses Republican Ted Budd’s four-point Civitas Poll lead over Democrat Cheri Beasley in North Carolina’s 2022 U.S. Senate race. Kokai offered these comments during the Oct. 25, 2022, edition of Spectrum News 1’s “Capital Tonight.”
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NBC labels N.C. race ‘wild card’ ‘sleeper’ that could help determine U.S. Senate control
NBC News features North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race among five potential election surprises that could help determine which major party controls the chamber after the November election. The NBCNews.com headline declares “Senate wild cards: Five sleeper races that could surprise in 2022.”
Opinion
Why the midterms matter more than ever
In his inimitable style, the great English essayist, Samuel Johnson, boomed (he rarely spoke) that what is known isn’t always obvious and what is obvious isn’t always present. Before I am charged with stating the obvious, let me remind readers that Alfred North Whitehead said it takes extraordinary intelligence to contemplate the obvious. So, let’s...
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Do campaign debates even matter anymore?
If you made it through the dull Ted Budd and Cheri Beasley Senate debate, pat yourself on the back. You are more engaged than most saner people voting in North Carolina who missed it. It was a snooze fest; at least, that’s what I was told by nearly everyone who watched. The truth is, in...
