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Republicans in North Carolina and Democrats in New York are preparing to redraw political maps. The resulting boundaries could yield off-setting results in the 2024 Congressional elections.

A new political party is close to getting on the ballot in North Carolina. But the party is facing hurdles at the State Board of Elections, and it’s not sure if it will have a presidential candidate next year.

With less than a week until the May 17th primary, early voters have turned out in very strong numbers. They are choosing major party nominees in an open U.S. Senate race, as well as in heated contests for Congress. Former Congressional staffer Doug Heye and political scientist Chris Cooper discuss what to make of early voting, and what it takes to unseat an incumbent such as Madison Cawthorn.

While popular with many Americans, term limits on elected officials have not yielded the results some had once hoped. On this episode of the ¹ÏÉñapp Politics Podcast, Western Carolina University Professor Chris Cooper discusses what has been learned from the fifteen states that do impose legislative term limits, and why they are ultimately ineffective.

Down-ballot Democrats struggled in North Carolina’s 2020 elections. While Gov. Roy Cooper garnered a hefty lead over his challenger, Republicans furthered…

The North Carolina Council of State is one of two collective bodies that make up the state’s executive branch. It consists of 10 elected positions,…

The North Carolina Council of State is one of two collective bodies that make up the state’s executive branch. It consists of 10 elected positions,…

Millions of dollars are pouring into the political campaigns that will ultimately determine control of the North Carolina Legislature.Recent campaign…