All nine NC Republicans in the U.S. House voted against closing 135-year-old loopholes in the Electoral Count Act. The loopholes are the same ones “that Donald Trump and his allies exploited in their plot to overturn the [2020] election.”
Columbus County Sheriff Jody Greene has been suspended and could be out of a job soon following the release of audio recordings where he was captured making racist comments about Black people to a sheriff’s captain.
Sen. Batch is running for re-election in North Carolina Senate District 17 in southern Wake County. Batch has served in the General Assembly since 2019 and has been an ardent supporter of reproductive rights.
Ret. Army Col. Marcia Morgan believes that women’s rights are under attack and says she would not support extreme abortion restrictions. Her opponent, Sen. Michael Lee, has voted to restrict abortion at least five times.
With footage of QAnon salute and an allusion by Trump to a racial slur, Ted Budd’s appearance at the Wilmington rally speaks to his acceptance of extremist behavior.
Gov. Roy Cooper must keep his veto power in order to prevent abortion from being even more severely restricted in North Carolina — or outright banned.
Abortion banned. Same-sex marriage outlawed. Children no longer taught certain subjects in school. Loosened gun restrictions. This is what a North Carolina under a Gov. Mark Robinson would look like.
The GOP in North Carolina would rather sow chaos in our system and weaken our democracy to the point of breaking than be beholden to the voters by fair and constitutional maps.
In North Carolina, extremism is ever present in the state’s Republican Party. As right-wing extremism grows post-Trump era, North Carolina will continue to witness the impact of continuous violent, divisive rhetoric.
If elected to the U.S. Senate, Ted Budd will keep doing what he’s always done: vote against the interests of regular working people in North Carolina while voting to keep himself wealthy.