Role of Outside Money Looms Larger Than Ever as PAC-Backed Candidates Surge to Primary Election Wins
Super PAC spending figured heavily in the Democratic primaries across the state and Triangle.
Beasley, Budd Win US Senate Primaries, Foushee Wins NC-04, Nickel, Hines Win NC-13
While Foushee is pretty much guaranteed her seat in Congress, Beasley and Nickel face tough challenges in US Senate and House races.
Resolution to Condemn Big Money Spending in NC-04 Congressional Race Fails in Carrboro Town Council
The council declined to vote on a resolution brought by Council member Sammy Slade at its meeting Tuesday night.
Letter: NC-4 Jews for Democracy Sign On
“In the race for the safe Democratic seat NC-4, two outside super PACs have spent over $2.8 million to try and choose Representative Price’s successor, without allowing us—the residents of this district—to make our voices heard.”
Op-Ed: For David Price’s Seat, Democrats Need to Unite Against Dark Money
Now, after 35 years of service to our district, Congressman David Price is retiring and a tsunami of PAC money from two sources—almost $1,700,000 so far—has been invested in an attempt to buy his seat.
Who Will Be the Successor in NC’s Bluest Congressional District?
North Carolina’s Democratic primary for the Fourth Congressional District seat features a celebrity, a longtime local leader, and an energetic, progressive firebrand.
NC AFL-CIO Endorses Beasley, Other Democrats
The North Carolina AFL-CIO has endorsed 72 candidates who they say will fight for working people.
More Valerie Foushee Coverage
Quickbait: Money Makers
A look at fundraising so far in North Carolina’s 6th Congressional District race.
American Idol Runner-Up Clay Aiken Scrambles an Already-Competitive N.C. Congressional Primary
Candidates had raised more than $1 million ahead of the primary for the 6th Congressional District. Then American Idol runner-up Clay Aiken entered the race and scrambled the field.
Updated: Orange Commissioner Renée Price, Hillsborough Town Commissioner Matt Hughes to Run for State House, N.C. Rep. Graig Meyer Announces Run for State Senate
Filing opens at noon on Monday, December 6 and lasts through December 17.
Exclusive: N.C. Farmer and Cookbook Author Jamie DeMent Holcomb Announces Bid for State Senate in Seat Covering Sen. Foushee’s District
DeMent says voters should consider her for her ability to thread the needle of two critical elements to the 23rd district—rural living and research—and hopes her background in government and farming will help her in her bid for the senate.
N.C.’s Redrawn 6th Congressional District Packs Democrats Into One of Three Blue Seats. Will the March Primary Be a Race to the Left?
The question isn’t if a Democrat will win the 6th seat but which, and in turn what brand of progressive politics resonates most strongly with 2021 voters.
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