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WUNC Politics Live! Rural Concerns, And The Week Before Super Tuesday
A two-for this week, recorded at the Carolina Inn in Chapel Hill in front of a live audience.
6 years, 1 month ago
Mega-Donor's Trial Begins, And How About The NC House Speaker For Chancellor?
The insurance tycoon accused of trying to bribe the state insurance commissioner with $2 million in campaign donations went on trial this week.
6 years, 1 month ago
This GOP Operative Says Republicans Should Ditch Conventional Wisdom In 2020
Jim Blaine is an unapologetic and self-identified political hack. He is also one of the most respected political operatives in North Carolina. He was…
6 years, 1 month ago
Confederate Monument Back In Limbo, Plus: Bloomberg And Sanders Show Up
A judge this week reversed a settlement between the UNC System and the Sons of Confederate Veterans, making the fate of the mangled Silent Sam statue…
6 years, 1 month ago
Should North Carolina Have The First-In-The-Nation Primary? This Strategist Thinks So
Morgan Jackson has been a Democratic political tactician in North Carolina for more than 20 years. He is one of Gov. Roy Cooper's closest advisers.
6 years, 1 month ago
Fallout From The Iowa Caucuses Continues, NC Campaign Finance Reports Released
Problems with the Iowa Caucuses dominate discussion about the Democratic presidential contest ahead of the New Hampshire primary. And in North Caroli…
6 years, 2 months ago
No 'Windowless Basement' Here. Democratic Senate Candidate Cal Cunningham Has Another Strategy
U.S Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer purportedly imagined a Democrat would have to lock himself in a "windowless basement" and fundraise nonstop …
6 years, 2 months ago
Impeachment Trial Rolls On, Biden Gets North Carolina Endorsements
While U.S. senators (and our airwaves) were occupied with an impeachment trial, former Vice President Joe Biden picked up a couple of endorsements fr…
6 years, 2 months ago
Erica Smith Says SHE Is The Frontrunner In The Democratic Senate Primary
State Sen. Erica Smith says she's the progressive, credentialed, electable choice, even if the Democratic Party establishment isn't backing her campa…
6 years, 2 months ago
A Candidate Remarks On Abortion And Black Genocide, Another Accused Of Illegal Coordination
Republican candidate for governor (and current lieutenant governor) Dan Forest claimed that Planned Parenthood was created to, "destroy the entire bl…
6 years, 2 months ago