Democratic Party /tags/democratic-party Democratic Party en-US Copyright Tue, 13 Aug 2024 15:11:49 GMT The Democratic National Convention will be different this year. A political science professor explains why. /show/due-south/2024-08-13/the-democratic-national-convention-will-be-different-this-year-a-political-science-professor-explains-why Caitlin E. Jewitt, author of "The Primary Rules: Parties, Voters, and Presidential Nominations" and political science professor at Virginia Tech, joins co-host Jeff Tiberii to go over the rules and procedures of the Democratic National Convention in this unprecedented election cycle. Tue, 13 Aug 2024 15:11:49 GMT /show/due-south/2024-08-13/the-democratic-national-convention-will-be-different-this-year-a-political-science-professor-explains-why Jeff Tiberii, Rachel McCarthy Kamala Harris picks Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as running mate, aiming to add Midwest muscle /politics/2024-08-06/kamala-harris-minnesota-tim-walz-running-mate-midwest-ticket-2024 The Midwestern governor, military veteran and union supporter has helped enact an ambitious Democratic agenda for his state, including sweeping protections for abortion rights and aid to families. No Republican presidential candidate has carried Minnesota since 1972, but Donald Trump and his campaign insist that Minnesota is in play this year. Tue, 06 Aug 2024 13:26:57 GMT /politics/2024-08-06/kamala-harris-minnesota-tim-walz-running-mate-midwest-ticket-2024 Associated Press President Joe Biden drops out of the 2024 race after disastrous debate inflamed age concerns /politics/2024-07-21/joe-biden-drops-out-2024-race-debate-age-president-democrats President Joe Biden is dropping out of the 2024 race following a disastrous debate with Republican Donald Trump, throwing the Democratic Party into chaos just months before the election. Sun, 21 Jul 2024 18:11:55 GMT /politics/2024-07-21/joe-biden-drops-out-2024-race-debate-age-president-democrats Associated Press President Biden aims to reassure supporters at post-debate rally in North Carolina /politics/2024-06-28/president-biden-post-debate-rally-north-carolina Biden made his first post-debate campaign stop in Raleigh on Friday hours after a shaky showdown with former President Donald Trump. Fri, 28 Jun 2024 22:39:26 GMT /politics/2024-06-28/president-biden-post-debate-rally-north-carolina Rusty Jacobs Dean Phillips, a Democrat running for president, says North Carolina is wrong to keep him off ballot /politics/2023-12-22/dean-phillips-democrat-president-north-carolina-wrong-ballot Presidential candidate Dean Phillips is protesting the North Carolina Democratic Party's decision to exclude him from the state's March primary ballot. Fri, 22 Dec 2023 18:01:24 GMT /politics/2023-12-22/dean-phillips-democrat-president-north-carolina-wrong-ballot Colin Campbell Outgoing North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Mike Morgan considering gubernatorial bid /politics/2023-06-29/outgoing-north-carolina-supreme-court-justice-mike-morgan-considering-gubernatorial-bid Morgan, who announced last month he won’t seek reelection to the court next year, says he’s weighing a 2024 bid for governor. Thu, 29 Jun 2023 22:24:45 GMT /politics/2023-06-29/outgoing-north-carolina-supreme-court-justice-mike-morgan-considering-gubernatorial-bid Associated Press With U.S. Senate seat at stake, Democrats warily watching NC Green Party's possible recognition /politics/2022-06-27/us-senate-seat-democrats-nc-green-party-recognition-hoh-elections-2022 As the NC Green Party seeks official recognition from the State Board of Elections, Democrats watch warily in a highly charged partisan election season with a U.S. Senate seat at stake Mon, 27 Jun 2022 11:31:16 GMT /politics/2022-06-27/us-senate-seat-democrats-nc-green-party-recognition-hoh-elections-2022 Rusty Jacobs Foushee dominates Democratic primary in NC 4th Congressional District /2022-05-17/foushee-dominates-democratic-primary-in-nc-4th-congressional-district Valerie Foushee overcame the loss of progressives' support to win the Democratic nomination for North Carolina's 4th Congressional District. Wed, 18 May 2022 03:07:06 GMT /2022-05-17/foushee-dominates-democratic-primary-in-nc-4th-congressional-district Rusty Jacobs Fetterman easily wins Democratic Senate primary in Pennsylvania /news/2022-05-17/fetterman-easily-wins-democratic-senate-primary-in-pennsylvania The 52-year-old cast an emergency absentee ballot from the hospital and later tweeted that he'd successfully undergone surgery to install a pacemaker and was "on track for a full recovery.” Wed, 18 May 2022 01:16:53 GMT /news/2022-05-17/fetterman-easily-wins-democratic-senate-primary-in-pennsylvania Associated Press Will a school board candidate’s party show on your ballot? That depends where you live. /news/2022-05-13/school-board-candidates-party-show-ballot-depends-where-live For most voters, school board races will be at the bottom of their ballots at Tuesday’s primary election. In many places, those races are getting more attention than usual. That has put a premium on just how those candidates appear on the ballot. Fri, 13 May 2022 17:19:39 GMT /news/2022-05-13/school-board-candidates-party-show-ballot-depends-where-live Liz Schlemmer