I wouldn’t say the mood among Republicans is exactly giddy. Even Fox News seemed a little stunned that Donald Trump has been elected president of the United States. But one priority has joined... Read More
Republican Donald Trump carried North Carolina and its 15 electoral votes in the crucial battleground state of North Carolina on Tuesday. Here’s a look at some results of exit polling conducted... Read More
After months as a purple state, North Carolina tipped into the red column Tuesday night. While the numbers were close, GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump pulled ahead with 50 percent of the vote... Read More
In a night of impressive Republican victories across the country, and right here in North Carolina, the state’s Democrats may well have accomplished their top priority of defeating Gov. Pat McCrory... Read More
by Dr. Mike Walden, NC State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences professor of economics, October 28, 2016. One of the big issues heard in this election year is slow economic growth. Although the... Read More
North Carolina must allow voters whose registrations were challenged by activists in Cumberland, Moore and Beaufort counties to vote, . U.S. District Judge Loretta Biggs also ordered the state to... Read More
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, November 4, 2016. As Mark Twain said of his own death, reports of Obamacare's demise are greatly exaggerated. Open enrollment for insurance plans under the... Read More
The contests at the top of the ballot have tightened in North Carolina, with the races for president and governor now too close to call and incumbent Republican Richard Burr holding a lead within the... Read More
by Paul O'Connor, special to The Salisbury Post, November 1, 2016. A few years ago, a young friend joined us older guys for a beer at our local spot. He’d been watching a lot of Fox News and had had... Read More
With the third largest number of ballots coming in (227,100) yesterday, North Carolina's absentee balloting continues to move ahead of where things stood four years ago on this same day, as the state... Read More
