Hurricane and Rollercoaster Politics: North Carolina Battleground Grabs National Attention
2 months ago

Hurricane and Rollercoaster Politics: North Carolina Battleground Grabs National Attention

Associated Press  

In North Carolina, the presidential race is playing out alongside a rollercoaster governor's race. Both the Harris and Trump campaigns are ramping up their activity after the storm, with Trump planning three stops in the state. However, the Republican-dominated GOP has seen its campaign collapse amid multiple controversies, potentially splintering GOP unity. In a state with a history of split-ticket voting, Democrats hope to capitalize on the Republican party's struggles to win over voters in the disaster zone.

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North Carolina election board certifies 2024 results, except for a few key races
3 weeks, 6 days ago

North Carolina election board certifies 2024 results, except for a few key races

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina State Board of Elections certified the results of the presidential election and many statewide and legislative races on Tuesday, while a state court seat and a handful of other races remain in limbo amid ongoing recounts. Among the key seats awaiting confirmed results due to ongoing recounts or filed election protests is a tight …

Trump wins North Carolina in sharp blow to Harris campaign
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump wins North Carolina in sharp blow to Harris campaign

NPR  

Trump wins North Carolina in sharp blow to Harris campaign toggle caption Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images/Getty Images North America This story originally appeared as part of NPR's live coverage of the 2024 election. Former President Donald Trump has won the state of North Carolina, according to a race call by the Associated Press. It is a crucial win for the …

Trump appears to forget where he is at North Carolina rally
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump appears to forget where he is at North Carolina rally

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Donald Trump appears at a Kinston, North Carolina …

Trump's Rallying in North Carolina Every Day Until Election: A Crucial Battle for the Presidency
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump's Rallying in North Carolina Every Day Until Election: A Crucial Battle for the Presidency

Deccan Chronicle  

Trump will spend every day in North Carolina until Election Day, a flurry of late activity in the only swing state that he won twice. His extensive campaign schedule includes rallies in Gastonia, Greensboro, Salem, Kinston, and Raleigh, bringing his total events in the state to nine. While his team is confident about his chances, Democrats see his attention on …

Trump to Rally Daily in North Carolina Until Election Day
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump to Rally Daily in North Carolina Until Election Day

Associated Press  

Donald Trump will spend every day until the election in North Carolina, a swing state he won twice, with rallies and campaign activities in an attempt to expand his electoral map and project strength. Despite the recent damage from Hurricane Helene, Trump's team remains confident about his chances in North Carolina and plans to continue his late-campaign travels in the …

It was all about North Carolina on the campaign trail with Trump and Harris Saturday
1 month, 3 weeks ago

It was all about North Carolina on the campaign trail with Trump and Harris Saturday

NPR  

It was all about North Carolina on the campaign trail with Trump and Harris Saturday toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Both Vice President Harris and former President Donald Trump visited the Charlotte, N.C., area today, in attempt to woo voters in one of the most pivotal states of the election. toggle caption Peter Zay/AFP via Getty Images Starkly different closing …

North Carolina lawmakers convene again to address Hurricane Helene's billions in damages
1 month, 4 weeks ago

North Carolina lawmakers convene again to address Hurricane Helene's billions in damages

The Independent  

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2024 Election in North Carolina: What to Expect on Election Day
2 months ago

2024 Election in North Carolina: What to Expect on Election Day

Associated Press  

The 2024 presidential and gubernatorial elections in North Carolina will be held on Nov. 5. The state is a key battleground in the race for the White House, with polls tightening since President Joe Biden dropped out of the race in July. The race for governor is also competitive, with Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson facing Democratic state Attorney General …

Harris Takes on Trump in Storm-Hit North Carolina, Blasts Biden and Harris's Rhetoric
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2 months ago

Harris Takes on Trump in Storm-Hit North Carolina, Blasts Biden and Harris's Rhetoric

India Today  

US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are focused on swing states in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in North Carolina. Former US President Donald Trump criticizes the government's disaster response and calls for more aid. Trump holds a campaign rally in Greenville, while Harris addresses supporters in other battleground states Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.

What the campaign feels like in North Carolina
2 months ago

What the campaign feels like in North Carolina

Politico  

What the campaign feels like in North Carolina Vice President Kamala Harris gives a thumbs up as she walks off stage after speaking during a campaign rally at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina, on Oct. 13. In the past few elections, registered Black voters in North Carolina have seen a lower-than-statewide average turnout rate, while White voters are …

Trump demands emergency voter changes in hurricane-ravaged NC after years of slamming them
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump demands emergency voter changes in hurricane-ravaged NC after years of slamming them

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump is making an abrupt about-face, and demanding last-minute emergency changes to the voting system in North Carolina, in the aftermath of the disaster caused by Hurricane Helene. According to Politico's Meredith McGraw, the Trump campaign called for several voter access expansions in western North Carolina, including countywide early voting, expanded vote-by-mail procedures, expanded early in-person voting …

How hurricanes turn political: All eyes on Trump and Harris amid deadly storms
2 months, 2 weeks ago

How hurricanes turn political: All eyes on Trump and Harris amid deadly storms

Salon  

As Hurricane Helene tore its way through the southeast United States, it shook hundreds of thousands of lives. Shortly after the storm, Republican nominee Donald Trump flew to Georgia and quickly turned his visit political by criticizing President Joe Biden’s response to Helene. Hurricane Helene is the first major disaster to hit two critical swing states, Georgia and North Carolina, …

Ron DeSantis ‘refused to take calls’ from Kamala Harris on hurricane relief
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Ron DeSantis ‘refused to take calls’ from Kamala Harris on hurricane relief

The Independent  

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'Virtually abandoned!' Trump aims pre-dawn onslaught at hurricane-hit swing state voters
2 months, 2 weeks ago

'Virtually abandoned!' Trump aims pre-dawn onslaught at hurricane-hit swing state voters

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump slammed a key swing state ravaged by Hurricane Helene with a series of pre-dawn claims about Vice President Kamala Harris and the Biden Administration. Trump addressed North Carolina voters in a Truth Social post published about 2:45 a.m. in which he claimed Federal Emergency Management Agency funds have been directed away from disaster recovery and toward …

North Carolina residents affected by Helene likely to see some voting changes
2 months, 2 weeks ago

North Carolina residents affected by Helene likely to see some voting changes

LA Times  

A makeshift cardboard sign leans up against campaign posters near a relief center on Oct. 3 in Vilas, N.C., in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Voters in western North Carolina affected by Hurricane Helene’s devastation may see several changes to how they can cast their ballots in the coming weeks after the state’s election board approved an emergency resolution that …

How Hurricane Helene could swing the election after storm battered two crucial swing states
2 months, 2 weeks ago

How Hurricane Helene could swing the election after storm battered two crucial swing states

Daily Mail  

Hurricane Helene, which tore through the southeastern United States and took more than 185 lives, may also effect this year's presidential election. Hurricane Helene, which tore through North Carolina and Georgia and took more than 185 lives, may effect this year's presidential election It particularly devastated heavily Republican areas of the two states, giving Vice President Kamala Harris a potential …

Harris pledges ongoing federal support as she visits North Carolina to survey Helene’s aftermath
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Harris pledges ongoing federal support as she visits North Carolina to survey Helene’s aftermath

LA Times  

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks alongside Gov. Roy Cooper, right, after a briefing Saturday on the damage from Hurricane Helene in Charlotte, N.C. Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris pledged ongoing federal support and praised strangers helping strangers as she visited North Carolina on Saturday in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, her second trip in four days to the disaster zone. …

From Trump’s GoFundMe to Harris’s travels, the politics of Helene prove tricky
2 months, 2 weeks ago

From Trump’s GoFundMe to Harris’s travels, the politics of Helene prove tricky

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Even in states like Florida, which has not …

Hurricane Helene death toll passes 200 across the six states most devastated by the storm
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Hurricane Helene death toll passes 200 across the six states most devastated by the storm

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The death toll from Hurricane Helene has exceeded 200 across six states, as clean-up and …

Ivanka Trump flies to North Carolina town devastated by Hurricane Helene floods to hand out food and 300 Starlinks
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Ivanka Trump flies to North Carolina town devastated by Hurricane Helene floods to hand out food and 300 Starlinks

Daily Mail  

Ivanka Trump traveled to Hickory, North Carolina, on Wednesday to hand out food, emergency supplies and 300 starlinks to those devastated by Hurricane Helene. Ivanka Trump was in Hickory, N.C., to hand out emergency supplies and food to those in need North Carolina was heavily hit by the storm, particularly in its Appalachian Mountain region, which suffered from flooding and …

How Hurricane Helene could have an impact on the 2024 election
2 months, 3 weeks ago

How Hurricane Helene could have an impact on the 2024 election

Daily Mail  

This is the map that shows in shades of red and blue how Hurricane Helene could have a decisive impact on voting in areas of North Carolina that will decide the 2024 election. And others in south-eastern Georgia and north-western North Carolina are among the swingiest, showing how even a small impact on turnout could have an outsize effect. Andy …

How the fallout from Hurricane Helene could have a dramatic impact on the 2024 presidential election
2 months, 3 weeks ago

How the fallout from Hurricane Helene could have a dramatic impact on the 2024 presidential election

Daily Mail  

This is the map that shows in shades of red and blue how Hurricane Helene could have a decisive impact on voting in areas of North Carolina that will decide the 2024 election. North Carolina is shown by the yellow boundary, and the counties ringed in red are the ones in the north-west of the state that bore the brunt …

North Carolina's MAGA candidate blew off voting for hurricane emergency declaration
2 months, 3 weeks ago

North Carolina's MAGA candidate blew off voting for hurricane emergency declaration

Raw Story  

MAGA North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson reportedly blew off an emergency declaration vote for his state as Hurricane Helene barreled toward the east coast. Local news station WRAL reports that Robinson, who is currently North Carolina's lieutenant governor, was the lone Council of State member to not vote on North Carolina Gov. As WRAL explains, an emergency declaration vote …

Missiles, a hurricane and a strike: How 3 crises are shaping the presidential race
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Missiles, a hurricane and a strike: How 3 crises are shaping the presidential race

LA Times  

Donald Trump speaks on Monday with Katie Watson and Patrick Watson, owners of the hurricane-damaged Chez What furniture store in Valdosta, Ga. A trio of simultaneous crises sent the White House buzzing and threatened to reshape the presidential race this week, as President Biden and the two candidates vying to replace him scrambled to recalibrate their schedules and strategies for …

Harris and Biden surveyed damage wrought by Hurricane Helene in 2 swing states
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Harris and Biden surveyed damage wrought by Hurricane Helene in 2 swing states

NPR  

Harris and Biden surveyed damage wrought by Hurricane Helene in 2 swing states toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP AUGUSTA, Ga. — Vice President Harris took a pause from the campaign trail on Wednesday to visit a neighborhood ravaged by Hurricane Helene where more than half of residents don't have power and many don't have running water, consoling a woman who she …

Massive search and rescue operation in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Massive search and rescue operation in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene

Hindustan Times  

By Jonathan Allen and Andrew Hay Massive search and rescue operation in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} -North Carolina was a "post-apocalyptic" landscape on Monday in the wake of Helene, with hundreds of people still cut off from communications and unaccounted for amid flooded roads and a lack of basic services. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Throughout …

Trump slams U.S. response to Helene. His own disaster-response record is marked by politics
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump slams U.S. response to Helene. His own disaster-response record is marked by politics

LA Times  

Former President Trump walks outside the Chez What furniture store as he visits Valdosta, Ga., a town affected by Hurricane Helene, on Monday. Former President Trump criticized the Biden administration’s response to the widespread devastation caused by Hurricane Helene, even as his supporters have called for cuts to federal agencies that warn of weather disasters and deliver relief to hard-hit …

Death toll from Hurricane Helene mounts as aftermath assessment begins
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Death toll from Hurricane Helene mounts as aftermath assessment begins

NPR  

Death toll from Hurricane Helene mounts as aftermath assessment begins toggle caption Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images Rescue teams across the southeastern U.S. and southern Appalachia scrambled to respond to the destruction caused by Hurricane Helene, as more than 2.6 million homes and businesses were without any power Saturday amid a continued threat of floods. Western North Carolina city waits …

Eric Adams and Mark Robinson have been engulfed in separate scandals. Could either affect the Trump-Harris presidential race?
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Eric Adams and Mark Robinson have been engulfed in separate scandals. Could either affect the Trump-Harris presidential race?

ABC  

Welcome back to your weekly update on US politics, where North America bureau chief Jade Macmillan catches you up on the biggest developments in America as we hurtle towards election day in November. So when the mayor of America's biggest metropolis was charged with taking illegal campaign contributions from foreign nationals this week, the political shock waves were felt far …

How the Harris campaign aims to beat Trump in NC — without mentioning the Robinson scandal
3 months ago

How the Harris campaign aims to beat Trump in NC — without mentioning the Robinson scandal

Raw Story  

North Carolina's 16 Electoral College votes could help provide the crucial difference in which party crosses the 270-vote threshold this November. According to a recent Politico report, the Harris campaign has outlined how to defeat former President Donald Trump by tying him to Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson. Politico reported that out of all the states Trump won in his …

GOP nominee for governor in North Carolina has a history of inflammatory words. It could cost Trump
3 months, 3 weeks ago

GOP nominee for governor in North Carolina has a history of inflammatory words. It could cost Trump

Associated Press  

COLFAX, N.C. — North Carolina conservatives who gathered recently over coffee and pancakes at the Olympic Family Restaurant to support Republican Lt. Gov. “Mark Robinson is the chief spokesperson for the Josh Stein attack campaign,” said Paul Shumaker, a veteran GOP consultant whose clients included a candidate who lost to Robinson in the primary. He said moderate North Carolina Republicans …

North Carolina has become a top target for both Harris and Trump campaigns
3 months, 3 weeks ago

North Carolina has become a top target for both Harris and Trump campaigns

Raw Story  

In the month since President Joe Biden withdrew from the presidential race, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have made a combined four campaign stops to North Carolina. Both candidates have focused their visits on the seven battleground states that are crucial for the path to the White House: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and …

Donald Trump cancels North Carolina rally due to bad weather
8 months ago

Donald Trump cancels North Carolina rally due to bad weather

Hindustan Times  

Donald Trump had to cancel his first planned rally since the start of his criminal hush money trial because of a storm Saturday evening in North Carolina, an added complication that highlights the difficulty the former president faces in juggling his legal troubles with his rematch against President Joe Biden. Former President Donald Trump attends jury selection at Manhattan criminal …

Opinion: This candidate for governor may just out-MAGA Trump. But can he win in November?
9 months, 1 week ago

Opinion: This candidate for governor may just out-MAGA Trump. But can he win in November?

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Douglas Heye, who served as the deputy chief of staff to former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, is a GOP strategist. CNN — I’ve seen plenty of gritty election campaigns in my home state of North Carolina going back to the famously combative 1984 race between conservative Sen. Jesse Helms and his Democratic challenger Jim Hunt. Douglas Heye …

Trump turnout helps N. Carolina GOP block Democratic advance
4 years, 1 month ago

Trump turnout helps N. Carolina GOP block Democratic advance

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Democrats were hoping this November they would break the backs of Republicans, who after dominating state politics for much of the past decade saw their power erode in the 2016 and 2018 elections. “It was a great day to be a Republican here in North Carolina,” state GOP Chairman Michael Whatley said. “Ultimately, it is …

Donald Trump wins battleground state of North Carolina
4 years, 1 month ago

Donald Trump wins battleground state of North Carolina

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — President Donald Trump has won the presidential battleground state of North Carolina over Democratic nominee Joe Biden. By Friday afternoon, there were not enough outstanding ballots remaining to be counted that would allow Biden to overtake Trump’s lead of 73,697 votes, or 1.3 percentage points. Regardless of North Carolina, Biden’s victory in Pennsylvania on Saturday propelled him …

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