Local political expert discusses former President Jimmy Carter's ties to North Carolina
North Carolina has historically swung Republican when it comes to choosing the next president. However, Presidents Barack ...
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Roy Cooper's next move: Speculation heats up over potential Senate run against Tillis
The WCU Political Science Department Chair compares it to the race in 1984 where two-term North Carolina Governor Jim Hunt challenged Senator Jesse Helms in a brutal $22 million campaign between ...
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(The Center Square) – In the last 125 years, only one of the 21 Democrats serving North Carolina as governor faced the same ... masterstroke made this happen,” Dr. Steven Greene, a political science ...
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Jimmy Carter remembered fondly by North Carolina political leaders
one of only two Democrats to carry North Carolina in presidential elections over the last 60 years, is being remembered fondly by key members of the state’s two major political parties.
Jimmy Carter and NC were a perfect match — until tobacco and UNC came between them
As a candidate, Jimmy Carter was a cultural and political fit for North Carolina voters. “Won’t it be great,” he would say, “to have a president who doesn’t speak with an accent?’’ ...
Polite’s game-winner leads UNC Greensboro over Wofford 68-66
Ronald Polite scored the game-winning 3-pointer with nine seconds left and racked up 16 total points to lead the UNC Greensboro Spartans past the Wofford Terriers 68-66 on Wednesday.