Here in 2024, polls suggest Black voters in North Carolina remain about 5 points more Democratic-leaning than Black voters nationally. Eighty-three percent of Black voters in North Carolina support Harris, while 78 percent of Black voters nationally do, according to a straight average of crosstabs of Black support in polls conducted since Aug. 19.*

As North Carolina’s Mark Robinson confronts brutal new allegations, the future of his Republican gubernatorial campaign is in doubt.

The political forecasting site Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball has shifted the North Carolina governor’s race toward Democrats amid an unfolding controversy Thursday involving Mark

Pennsylvania likely to hold key to outcome of presidential election, with latest poll of likely voters showing 48% for Harris and 47% for Trump. Presidential race deadlocked nationally, but Harris leads in Pennsylvania – poll 13:57 The New York Times also released polling data this morning,

Also in today’s newsletter, Teamsters opts against presidential endorsement and what the Fed’s rate cut means for the election

Michele Morrow, the GOP nominee for North Carolina’s Superintendent of Public Instruction made the false statement on X.

Trump’s running mate likes to say he’ll ‘take as many questions as we have time for,’ to create a contrast with Kamala Harris. But reporting in Raleigh, Eric Garcia notes the other purpose

After dropping out of the race and endorsing Donald Trump, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been fighting in court to remove his name from ballots in several states.

The North Carolina Supreme Court, the highest court in the state, takes up appealed cases from lower state courts, having the final say on matters. There are seven total justices, with one being the chief justice, and one of those seats is up for grabs this fall.

The North Carolina Court of Appeals handles cases appealed by lower state courts and deals only with whether the previous trials were conducted in line with the law. There are 15 judges who serve on the court of appeals with three open seats this November. Terms for these judges last eight years.