RALEIGH — I don’t know for certain who will win North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race next year — and neither do you.
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NC House Democrats speak out about federal cuts, impact on North Carolina
North Carolina House Democrats have been outspoken about the impacts of the slash-and-burn style cutting from the Federal Government in recent weeks. North Carolinians are understandably upset by this and the current and future effects this approach will have on communities across our state.
NC Senate Democrats Elect Sydney Batch as New Leader, Replacing Dan Blue
North Carolina Senate Democrats elected state Sen. Sydney Batch as their new minority leader on Monday, replacing longtime leader Sen. Dan Blue. This change in leadership comes after Republicans maintained their supermajority in the Senate during the November elections.
North Carolina House Democrats Showcase Fundraising Advantage
The North Carolina House Democratic Caucus has reported a fundraising advantage after the second quarter fundraising reports became available. The numbers reflect the support and enthusiasm from grassroots donors across the state, placing Democrats in a strong position as we get closer to the November elections.
House Democrats Call on Leadership to Advance Appropriations Bills Free of Poison Pill Riders
Representatives Deborah Ross (NC-02), Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Doris Matsui (CA-07), Terri Sewell (AL-07), and Ruben Gallego (AZ-03) led 139 House Democrats in a letter to House and Appropriations Committee leadership requesting that they advance responsible appropriations legislation free of poison pill provisions and adequately fund non-defense discretionary programs at the caps agreed to in the bipartisan debt ceiling package.
North Carolina Democrats Demand an End to Political Gamesmanship
On March 23rd, Republican leadership joined Democrats at the Governor’s mansion to celebrate the long overdue passage of Medicaid expansion—promising to (finally) deliver access to affordable healthcare to 600,000 North Carolinians upon the adoption of a state budget.
Senate Democrats Working to Implement Socialized Healthcare
Democrats this summer are working to bring our country a step closer to socialized medicine by slipping a Bernie Sanders-backed pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reform measure into a broader insulin cap package that is expected to receive a vote in the coming months.
Could Durham provide the next member of AOC’s ‘Squad’?
North Carolina’s 4th U.S. Congressional District is a near-certain win for Democrats, but which Triangle-area Democrat will be replacing the retiring U.S. Rep. David Price, who began representing the area in Congress in 1987, is yet to be decided.
Mountain Democrats seek to defeat Cawthorn … by winning Republican primary
In late March, a super PAC started by U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s 2020 Democrat opponent, Moe Davis, endorsed Wendy Nevarez in the Republican primary for N.C.’s 11th Congressional District. The American Muckrakers PAC — also known as the Fire Madison Cawthorn PAC — encouraged Democrats to switch their affiliation to unaffiliated and vote for Nevarez.
State democrats get reality check
The North Carolina General Assembly is going to stay in Republican hands after the 2022 midterms. For state Democrats, this is a bitter pill to swallow. That they’ve already managed to swallow it, however, is evident in their manifest failure to recruit enough candidates to put up a credible fight this year for control of the legislature.
Democrats shore up dominance on N.C. State Board of Education
Of the 11 members on the N.C. State Board of Education, four are Republican appointees. With a recent resignation, that number dips to just three.
OPINION - The Woodshed: Democrats plan to block primary move
Legislative Democrats and Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper are making it clear they will oppose the legislation to move North Carolina’s primary election date from May 17 to June 7.
The Woodshed: UNC professor claims only Democrats protect black voters' rights
A liberal UNC-Chapel Hill professor testified Tuesday in Wake County Superior Court that GOP-crafted election maps represent a conservative white backlash against rising black political power. Professor James Leloudis appeared on behalf of Democratic Party-aligned plaintiffs working to overturn voting maps passed by the Republican-led General Assembly, arguing that the maps are unfair to black North Carolinians.
The Woodshed: Supreme Court Dems ditch effort to disqualify GOP justices
Democrats on the state Supreme Court will not use their narrow 4-3 majority to forcibly remove two GOP justices from a critical case dealing with state constitutional amendments. In an order released without fanfare just before Christmas, the court has in essence preserved the status quo.
Infrastructure Bill Did Us No Favors
The $1 trillion infrastructure bill President Joe Biden signed into law on November 15 attracted the votes of both Republican and Democratic lawmakers in Washington and has attracted praise from many North Carolina leaders, as well — once more illustrating the fact that bad ideas can also be popular ideas.
Senate passes budget with 14 Democrats onboard; Cooper says he’ll sign it
Gov. Roy Cooper says he will sign the first budget from the General Assembly since he took office in 2017. The announcement came in a news conference Tuesday, Nov. 16, and before the first vote from the Senate on Tuesday afternoon. As of Wednesday morning, the Senate has passed the budget 40-8, with 14 Democrats voting in favor of it. A final Senate vote is coming Wednesday with the House slated to vote Wednesday afternoon and Thursday.
Don’t buy myth about voter turnout
Republicans in much of the country enjoyed significant success during the 2021 election cycle. They elected a GOP governor in Virginia, almost elected one in New Jersey, won several important judicial races in Pennsylvania, and even elected their first Republican candidate to local office in Seattle (city attorney) since the 1980s.
The Woodshed: North Carolina redistricting is like deja vu all over again
It’s one of the best quotes attributed to baseball legend Yogi Berra: "It's like deja vu all over again."
It’s also a phrase that sums up North Carolina’s political landscape going forward as new legislative and congressional district maps are approved by the Republican-led legislature along party-line votes.
N.C. House passes its new district
On Tuesday, November 2, The N.C. House voted along party lines in favor of its new House election district map, while the N.C. Senate approved new congressional maps. The votes come despite many Democrats saying the redistricting committee should “go back to the drawing board.”
OPINION: Democrats might win in Virginia, but the damage is done
Despite the massive firewall for Democrats in Northern Virginia, their party recently dispatched Barack Obama to rescue Terry McAuliffe’s sinking campaign for governor.