North Carolina Senate

Sunday marked three years since former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, now a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, vetoed legislation barring male athletes from girls’ sports, strengthening parents’ authority over their children’s education, and prohibiting g…

Democrats are competitive in six key Senate battlegrounds, but Republicans still hold the edge in the fight for the upper chamber, according to new polling from The New York Times and Siena. The New York Times/Siena Polls found Democrats leading the Senate ra…

President Donald Trump has helped clear a path for Democrats to retake control of the U.S. Senate, according to fresh polling data.A new New York Times/Siena poll across six Senate battleground states found an opening for Democrats to flip enough seats to reg…

You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack. You can read a transcript here. The swing districts in the midterms this year aren’t just suburban areas with lots of white college graduates and …

Former Governor Roy Cooper, a Democrat, held a double-digit lead over ex-Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley in the latest poll of North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race, released on Tuesday. Democrats view the North Carolina seat held by retiring …

Democrats are competitive in six key Senate battlegrounds, but Republicans still hold the edge in the fight for the upper chamber, according to new polling from The New York Times and Siena. The New York Times/Siena Polls found Democrats leading the Senate ra…

President Donald Trump has helped clear a path for Democrats to retake control of the U.S. Senate, according to fresh polling data.A new New York Times/Siena poll across six Senate battleground states found an opening for Democrats to flip enough seats to reg…

Michael Whatley: Michigan? Huh, not familiar with that term. You say that's a state? Yeah, sorry, just not ringing any bells. I only know North Carolina. North Carolina personified, that's me

Former RNC Chair Michael Whatley moved to North Carolina when he was in high school. He frequently says he is a “son” of the state and “grew up” there.

A North Carolina State Auditor report found tens of millions of dollars in fraudulent unemployment benefit payments were made through North Carolina’s unemployment system during former Gov. Roy Cooper’s (D) administration and in the months after he left offic…