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The presidential race will go down to the wire in NC (Politics NC)

Biden's NC team lays out plan to turn state blue (The Fayetteville Observer)

An unconventional convention: Finally, the RNC is in Charlotte. Kind of. (Charlotte Agenda)

North Carolina's Young Voters Could Play A Decisive Role In November Election (NPR)

Who are North Carolina’s Republican Voters: 2020 Update (Carolina Demography)

RNC FAQ: All you need to know about the GOP convention. And what about that helicopter? (Charlotte Observer)

Here are the Trump battleground states that Harris can help Biden retake (NBC News)

Who are North Carolina’s Registered Democrats? A 2020 Update (Carolina Demography)

Milwaukee, Charlotte Businesses Lament Loss of Conventions (Wall Street Journal)

Candidates, Conventions, and Campaigns in the Age of COVID (Old North State Politics Blog)

How Will Kamala Harris, Biden's VP Pick, Play in North Carolina? (Spectrum News 1)

In the world of NC politics and beyond, what’s old is new again | OPINION (Asheville Citizen Times)

With Focus On Redistricting, Democrats Place New Emphasis On Statehouses (NPR)

The Senate: Ranking the Top Dozen Best Targets (Sabato's Crystal Ball)

Lay of the Political Landscape: An Analysis of the 2020 North Carolina State Senate Races (Old North State Politics Blog)

Media lockout at Republican convention spurs concern among GOP faithful (Washington Examiner)

Lay of the Political Land: NC's 7M Registered Voters (Old North State Politics Blog)

Trump must win North Carolina. He's losing there. (CNN)

Poll: Biden slightly ahead in North Carolina, Georgia (Politico)

Trump’s nominee for senior Pentagon job in trouble heading into hearing (Washington Post)

Trump will attend RNC in North Carolina to accept nomination (Fox News)

Biden leads in North Carolina as voters give Trump poor marks on virus, race relations (NBC News)

Trump to visit Triangle next week to tout virus vaccine development (WRAL)

Trump cancels Republican convention activities in Jacksonville (CNN)

Trump campaign, RNC tout 3 million voter contacts in NC (North State Journal)

Biden Campaign Announces Key Staff Hires in North Carolina (Spectrum News 1)

Party Switchers in the North Carolina Electorate (Old North State Politics Blog)

Politics with Amy Walter: North Carolina, Up For Grabs (WNYC Studios)

Democrats—and Some Republicans—See Signs of Political Realignment in the South (Wall Street Journal)

House Rating Changes: 20 Races Move Towards Democrats (The Cook Political Report)

NBC/WSJ poll: Biden opens up 11-point national lead over President Trump (WRAL)

Fundraising at all-time high, especially for North Carolina Democratic candidates (ABC 13 News)

Cooper has sizable money lead over Forest in NC governor's race (WRAL)

New North Carolina Poll Shows Developments in Presidential, Senate Races (97.9 The Hill)

An Estimate of Where NC Stands in Absentee-by-Mail Ballot Requests (Old North State Politics Blog)

A Senate Takeover Is Very Much A Possibility For Democrats. Just Follow The Money (NPR WUNC)

Mark Meadows finds it’s not so easy being chief (Politico)

In N.C. gov’s race, Forest runs 1st ad; Cooper has $14M cash (Fayetteville Observer)

Cunningham campaign breaks NC fundraising record for Senate race in run vs. Tillis (Raleigh News & Observer)

North Carolina's "None" Voters: The Growing Non-Reporting of Race, Ethnicity, and Gender (Old North State Politics Blog)

The electoral map shifts in Democrats’ favor (Politico)

North Carolina Race Suggests Trump’s Washington Has Become the ‘Swamp’ (U.S. News & World Report)

Democrats, Biden Look to Accelerate Southern Political Shift (U.S. News & World Report)

Trump backs Dan Forest in North Carolina governor's race (ABC 13 WLOS)

Poll: Biden, Trump locked in neck-and-neck battle for North Carolina (The Hill)

North Carolina GOP won't hold in-person annual convention (WRAL)

Forest: 'Nothing politically expedient' in suing Cooper over pandemic actions (WRAL)

New RNC Home, Jacksonville, Is Now Requiring Face Coverings (WFAE)

N.C. favors Cooper for re-election. Forest hopes COVID-19 fatigue will become a factor (Winston-Salem Journal)

NC Registered Voter Pool Hits 7 Million: Who Are They? And Who Has Registered Since 2016? (Old North State Politics Blog)

Black Candidates Push Race Debate Into GOP-Held Districts (New York Times)

Fox News Poll: North Carolina voters split over Trump, Republican Sen. Tillis (Fox News)

Biden bulks up staffing in battlegrounds North Carolina and Nevada (Politico)

Showing Strength With White Voters, Biden Builds Lead in Battleground States (New York Times)

Trump’s Sagging Popularity Drags Down Republican Senate Candidates (New York Times)

Madison Cawthorn is the young political newcomer who beat Trump's pick in North Carolina (CNN)

Experts weigh in on 2020 North Carolina races amid pandemic (Fox 8)

About Last Night: A Quick Look Back at the NC-11 Republican 2nd Primary (Old North State Politics Blog)

Republicans reject Trump-endorsed candidate in NC11 runoff (Smokey Mountain News)

Runoff decides Republican nominee for N.C. Congress seat (WRAL)

Politics in the Pews (Smokey Mountain News)

Assessing The Early Vote in the NC-11 2nd Primary (Old North State Blog)

N.C. Congress runoff pits Trump favorite versus young rival (WRAL)

Generals Pull Support for Pentagon Nominee Tata Over Offensive Tweets (Wall Street Journal)

Part of the Democratic National Convention could be in Charlotte (Charlotte Observer)

Biden Gains Ground Over Trump in Electoral College Outlook (U.S. News & World Report)

Mark Meadows’ departure has opened the door for a unique Republican runoff election in North Carolina’s 11th District. (London School of Economics)

Damon Circosta Talks Election Changes with Anna Beavon Gravely (NCFREE)

Black Census Week aims to increase North Carolina's response rate (ABC 11)

Senate Tracker: A Close Race in North Carolina (WBUR)

Lagging census response rates could cost North Carolina (New Bern Sun Journal)

Charlotte Talks Politics: The Race For The United States Senate (Charlotte Talks)

Cooper signs bill addressing fall election under COVID-19 (WRAL)

It’s official: The RNC’s main events are headed to Florida (Charlotte Agenda)

Republicans vote to significantly scale back official portion of Charlotte convention and make no changes to 2016 platform (CNN)

State: If you got pre-filled ballot request form, throw it away. It's invalid. (WRAL)

Charlotte’s hospitality industry still clings to hope for an RNC boost (Charlotte Agenda)

GOP lawmakers push bill to keep Trump, RNC in North Carolina (ABC News)

10 days and nights in Charlotte: How the George Floyd protests became a movement here (Charlotte Agenda)

How Trump's Demands for a Full House in Charlotte Derailed a Convention
(New York Times)

Republicans look at multi-city convention for Trump's renomination
(NBC)

Cooper leads in the polls amid coronavirus. Will RNC move affect his re-election bid? (Charlotte Observer)

Trump says he will move Republican convention out of North Carolina (The Washington Post)

Gov. Roy Cooper’s job approval takes a dip; President Trump’s job disapproval climbs (Civitas Institute)

States of Play: Battleground Survey on COVID-19 (Change Research)

Trump says GOP forced to find new state to host convention as North Carolina stands by coronavirus measures (CNN)

Trump says he will move Republican convention out of North Carolina (The Hill)

North Carolina governor rejects GOP's demand for full-fledged convention (Politico)

Republicans to tour Nashville as potential convention site (Politico)

Protesters filled the streets in Myers Park, and Myers Park cheered them on (Charlotte Agenda)

Perspective | Daunting decisions on schools in a battleground state (EducationNC)

How the Coronavirus Complicates Joe Biden’s College Outreach (Wall Street Journal)

Why Minneapolis matters everywhere — yes, even Charlotte (Charlotte Agenda)

Fight over G.O.P. convention in North Carolina (New York Times)

A New Report Says North Carolina’s Voucher Program Is a Mess. Republicans Want to Expand It. (Indy Week)

Money Pours Into North Carolina as Battle for U.S. Senate Heats Up (New York Times)

GOP campaigns pick up steam ahead of NC-11 second primary (Mountaineer)

Pandemic prompts lawmakers to make changes for fall elections (WRAL)

North Carolina throws convention threat back at Trump and GOP (Politico)

Justice Department Closing Insider-Trading Investigations Into Three U.S. Senators (Wall Street Journal)

Trump threatens to pull Republican convention out of North Carolina (Politico)

Coronavirus stay-at-home orders crater voter registration efforts (Axios)

The Forgotten Governor’s Race (The Atlantic)

Trump's convention threatens to become a flashpoint as North Carolina cautiously reopens (CNN)

G.O.P. Officials Quietly Consider Paring Back Convention (New York Times)

A cheat sheet to the most important elections other than the presidential race taking place in 2020 (Business Insider)

How does North Carolina fill a vacant US Senate seat? (News & Observer)

NC poll shows close races this fall, mixed results on pandemic response (WCTI ABC 12)

Protest Convention For Anti-Trump Republicans Is Coming to Charlotte (WFAE Charlotte NPR)

Survey: NC Becoming More Polarized Over Pandemic Threat (Duke Today)

N.C. Republicans express concern about Forest’s gubernatorial prospects (National Journal)

The GOP Convention, 100 days out, looms as lifeline to Charlotte businesses (Charlotte Observer)

GOP Officials Say They’re Expecting 50,000 In Charlotte For Republican Convention (NPR via WAMU)

President Trump says Roy Cooper 'playing politics' with reopening (Charlotte Observer)

Lieutenant governor tells NC pastors: COVID-19 limits part of culture war against Christianity (WRAL)

NC Republican party could be impacted amid Senator Burr step down from Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee (WCNC)

FBI serves warrant on senator in investigation of stock sales linked to coronavirus (LA Times)

Are State Polls Any Better Than They Were in 2016? (NYT via WRAL)

Forced to govern, a fierce partisan warrior gets pragmatic (Politico)

The pandemic will drive up election costs, and so far NC isn't ready (WRAL)

The Southern Democrat with the power to shut down Trump's convention (Politico)

2020 Republican National Convention in North Carolina: Full Steam Ahead for Trump? (New York Times)

Greensboro's Louis DeJoy named nation's new postmaster general (News & Record)

Unsettled politics for our unsettled times (Wilson Times)

CNBC and Change Research Release Results of Latest “States of Play” Poll (CNBC)

Democratic Challengers Lead Incumbent GOP Senators By Significant Margins in North Carolina and Montana, New Polling Shows (Newsweek)

Lawsuit demands easier vote-by-mail process in NC (News & Observer)

The six states at the center of the battleground map six months from Election Day (McClatchy DC)

Stand Up and Be Counted (Duke Today)

Poll: Biden leads Trump by 7 points in North Carolina (The Hill)

Gov. Cooper’s Support Is Surging During The Pandemic — Even With Trump Voters (Cardinal & Pine)

Senate Democrats' campaign arm books $30M in fall ads (Politico)

WRAL poll: Pandemic becoming factor in fall elections (WRAL)

COVID-19 response boosts Cooper (The Robesonian)

Dr. Anthony Fauci on what needs to happen for Charlotte to safely host the RNC (WCNC)

Which Senate Seats are Most Likely to Flip in November? (Washington Post)

Polis Interview: Chris Cooper, Expert in NC Politics

NC’s tight Senate race could be key to controlling chamber. COVID has pushed it online. (Charlotte Observer)

Trump and Biden are deadlocked in six key 2020 election states, CNBC/Change Research poll finds (CNBC)

Cunningham outraises Tillis recently; senator ahead in cash (WRAL)

Senate battle hinges on four races (The Hill)

Polis Interview: Michael Bitzer, Expert in NC Politics

NC House leaders want to expand Medicaid – but only to coronavirus patients (News & Observer)

Coronavirus could cripple voting in November. But it depends where you live. (NBC News)

Federal appeals court rules North Carolina gerrymandering case must be heard in state court (JURIST)

DALE JENKINS, DAVID KING & MARK MCCLELLAN: Reopening North Carolina, together step by step (WRAL)

A path to victory in Bernie’s Appalachia | OPINION (Citizen-Times)

Poll: Trump leads Biden by 7 points in North Carolina (The Hill)

Coronavirus response could be key factor in tight governor's races (The Hill)

How the virus crisis could help a red-state democrat stay in office (New York Times)

Battleground North Carolina: The Suburban Vote (The Cook Report)

Democratic politicians might cancel the Republican convention (Washington Examiner)

11 Governorships Are Up For Grabs In 2020. Here’s What’s Happening. (FiveThirtyEight)

North Carolina COVID-19 Modeling Shows Social Distancing Necessary to Slow the Spread and Preserve Hospital Capacity to Save Lives (NCDHHS)

NC Survey Tracks How Residents Are Changing Behavior In Pandemic (Duke Today)

Rating Changes: Electoral College and Senate (Crystal Ball)

Democrats Have Postponed Their Convention. What Does That Mean For Charlotte's RNC? (WFAE Charlotte NPR)

North Carolina Senate race emerges as 2020 bellwether (The Hill)

COVID-19 threatens census. At stake: money, political power (NC Policy Watch)

Super PAC stakes our Democrats' Senate strategy with $70 million ad plan (The Washington Post)

Two more test positive for COVID-19 in North Carolina treasurer’s office (News & Observer)

Meadows resigns from Congress to officially start work as Trump's chief of staff (CNN)

Meadows moves to Trump’s White House. Will his new job help N.C.? (Durham Herald Sun)

Charlotte Talks Politics: Will The Mailbox Be The New Ballot Box? What A Pandemic Does To Voting (WFAE Charlotte NPR)

NC governor's stay-at-home order splits GOP officials in state, WNC, Asheville (Citizen Times)

North Carolina lags the nation in responding to the census, but it’s early yet (News & Observer)

Pandemic debate: Can you save people and save the economy at the same time? (Charlotte Observer)

Local and state officials create contingency plans for November election, expect more mail-in ballots (Triad City Beat)

NC elections board wants to make Election Day a holiday because of virus (WRAL)

‘On a war footing:’ NC candidates learn how to campaign in the time of a pandemic (Durham Herald Sun)

Rep. Meadows Will Soon Be The Official White House Chief Of Staff (NPR)

Voting During a Pandemic: NC Election Leaders Look to November (Spectrum News)

NCGOP 'firmly committed' to moving forward with RNC in Charlotte (WCNC)

Despite COVID-19 news, optimism persists among North Carolina voters (Civitas Institute)

Bloomberg’s $18 million gift could help Democrats in NC, but leave staffers jobless (Charlotte Observer)

Scuppernongs May Perfume the Breeze at Night but the Strong Need Luck in NC to Win a US Senate Race (John Davis Political Report)

These Six States Could Determine the 2020 Presidential Election (Newsweek)

How Democrats Can Repair Their Generational Divide (Politico)

NC’s Mark Meadows: The Right’s new ally in the West Wing (NC Policy Watch)

Fact Check: Do Democrats Lose When National Senate Group Overlooks Black Candidates In NC? (WFAE)

Why North Carolina is the state to watch this November (The Hill)

Filling Mark Meadows' congressional seat will take time, leaving gap in representation (WLOS ABC 13)

Could virus cancel the GOP convention? For now, organizers are monitoring things (Charlotte Observer)

Gun owner who went viral wins North Carolina lieutenant governor GOP primary (Fox News)

A Right-Wing Billionaire Was Just Convicted of Bribery, and He’s Dragging Republicans Down With Him (Mother Jones)

Cook Political Report moves North Carolina Senate race to 'toss-up' (The Hill)

North Carolina woman says she's first Muslim American woman to win elected office in the state (CNN)

North Carolina played third fiddle on Super Tuesday. It won’t in November (Roll Call)

Polis Interview: Mitchell A. Meyers, One of President Trump's Earliest Volunteer Campaigners

Blowout unlikely in Cooper, Forest matchup for NC governor (AP)

Super Tuesday in NC: Top outcomes, surprises and question marks (Carolina Public Press)

Duke Faculty Assess Tuesday's Primary Results (Duke Today)

Presidential Politics May Drive North Carolina Governor’s Race (Bloomberg Law)

Joe Biden won the North Carolina primary, one of three Super Tuesday states where more than 100 delegates are at stake. (Politico)

Cunningham and Tillis win, setting up NC as a battleground for control of Senate (News & Observer)

Want Clarity on the Sanders-Biden Face-Off? N.C. May Provide It (New York Times)

Today Is Super Tuesday. Here Are 5 Questions About NC's Role In The 2020 Election (WUNC 91.5 FM)

Early in-person voting in NC exceeds primary 4 years ago (AP)

Super Tuesday | The hot races we're watching in North Carolina (WFMY News 2)

NC is a Target for Information and Disinformation (New Day for NC)

North Carolina remains a key Democrat battleground state as Super Tuesday primary looms (Duke Chronicle)

Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden are neck and neck in the North Carolina Democratic primary, NBC/Marist poll says (CNBC)

The Next Site For Democrats' Ad War: North Carolina (NPR)

Biden: 'The comeback starts' in the Carolinas (WRAL Raleigh)

Sanders leads Biden by single digits in North Carolina: poll (The Hill)

Michael Bloomberg’s North Carolina Game Is Seriously Unlike Anything Else (Gen.Medium.com)

NC's primary has a lot at stake for candidates - and voters (Charlotte Observer)

How you can track the money funding political ads on NC airwaves (WRAL Raleigh)

Polis Interview: Jillian Johnson, NC Co-Chair for the Bernie Sanders Campaign

NC's Newest Voters Are Young And Likely Hispanic Or Asian (WUNC 91.5)

Bloomberg's Folly (Politics NC)

Why the black mayor of a small North Carolina city is endorsing Mike Bloomberg (Boston Globe)

Why Charlotte is so important to the Bloomberg campaign, and what that says about us (Charlotte Agenda)

How Biden (or Sanders, or Bloomberg) could convert a third of NC’s primary vote into a majority of NC’s DNC delegates (Civitas)

NC remains on track for 14th U-S Congressional seat (Public Radio East)

'Super Tuesday' not so super for early voting (WRAL Raleigh)

Tight Three Way Contest in North Carolina (Public Policy Polling)

'Reddish-purple' North Carolina seen as critical state in 2020 election (ABC 11 Raleigh)

Who's running for NC lt gov, attorney gen, more (News & Observer)

NC Democrats in Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don’t Dilemma with Bernie Sanders in Presidential Race (John Davis Consulting)

As voters, black women are important to Democrats. As candidates, where’s the support? (Herald Sun)

Democratic presidential candidates diversify strategies as Super Tuesday looms (Philadelphia Inquirer)

What is Super Tuesday and why is it important? (Washington Post)

Could a Sanders win sink other NC Democrats? Some are worried. Others, not so much (Herald Sun)

Populism vs. pragmatism underpins N Carolina Senate primary (Washington Post)

North Carolina state Legislature race: Get to know candidates on March 3 election ballot (WXII 12 Winston-Salem)

How does North Carolina award delegates in the primary? (Charlotte Observer)

The GOP’s Silly Attempt to Boost a Liberal Candidate (New Republic)

McConnell-aligned super PAC-funded group meddling in North Carolina Democratic primary (Politico)

North Carolina is a delegate prize on Super Tuesday. But it’s a complicated one. (Herald Sun)

North Carolina Shows the Rapidly Changing Battle for the Democratic Nomination (New Yorker)

WRAL News poll: 3 tied atop Democratic presidential field in NC (WRAL Raleigh)

As 2020 election approaches, “fake news” goes viral in North Carolina (NC Policy Watch)

State appeals court temporarily blocks voter ID law in North Carolina (Washington Post)

Sanders visited NC riding high, but what would his nomination mean for other Democrats? (Herald Sun)

Polis Interview: Constitutional Law Expert Michael Gerhardt Discussing the Impeachment

Here’s where US Senate candidates in North Carolina stand on 5 key issues (News & Observer)

New HBU Poll Shows Sanders, Biden, Trump Leading in NC Ahead of Super Tuesday (WECT Wilmington)

Trump Promotes Opportunity Zones at Charlotte Summit (North State Journal)

GOP-affiliated group intervenes in Democratic primary for US Senate seat in North Carolina (CNN)

Sanders would hurt state Democrats (Carolina Journal)

Polis Interview: Justin Vollmer, NC Senior Advisor to Michael Bloomberg's Campaign

What do voters in NC’s 100 counties care about? Here, in 101 videos, are their voices (News & Observer)

Campaign Ads for a Couple of Candidates Flooding NC Before Primary (WRAL Raleigh)

Why Is North Carolina's Primary Election So Early Now? (WFAE 90.7 FM)

Partisan battle extends beyond suburbs (Carolina Journal)

North Carolina on track to surpass 10.6 million by 2020, gain in the House (NC Demography)

The 5 most vulnerable senators in 2020 (The Hill)

2040 Vision: What Will North Carolina Politics Look Like in 2040? (Indy Week)

The Hyperpartisan State (New Yorker)

December 20, 2019

Who are the 1.1 million newly registered voters in North Carolina? (NC Demography)

The Suburban Vote Isn't as Blue as It Looks (Cook Political Report)