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John Hood: Ticket-splitting still shapes elections

John Hood: Ticket-splitting still shapes elections

John Hood
Columns

North Carolina, like most of the country, has become increasingly polarized in our political thinking and behavior. But what does that really mean? Well, we know it doesn’t mean that all North Carolinians are so rigidly partisan they support only candidates of one major party or the other. Split-ticket voters do make up a smaller share of the electorate than they did generations ago. They’re rarer. That doesn’t make them extinct.

BJ Murphy: North Carolina - Trump and Cooper’s Races to Lose

BJ Murphy: North Carolina - Trump and Cooper’s Races to Lose

BJ Murphy
Coronavirus, Columns, Politics

While reporters and TV talking heads continue to refer to North Carolina as a swing state, they are largely mistaken. We do not “swing” between Republicans and Democrats for president and governor much to the media’s chagrin. Our selection of US Senators, however, would qualify for that designation. The reality is that NC tends to vote for Republican presidents, Democratic governors, and flip flops on US Senators.

Governor Cooper informs Council of State of an additional 13 deaths due to Covid-19

Governor Cooper informs Council of State of an additional 13 deaths due to Covid-19

Neuse News
Coronavirus, Politics, Local News

In a conference call meeting of the North Carolina Council of State, Governor Roy Cooper ended the call by giving the latest statistics to be released by NCDHHS. As of this morning, NC has 3,221 positive cases of Covid-19 in 90 counties and 46 deaths. Governor Cooper stated, “Unfortunately we have lost 46 people to this very cruel disease that also makes it so people die alone or to get well alone without the family being around. It makes it particularly tough on everyone.”