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Beasley widens money advantage over Budd in NC Senate race

North Carolina Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Cheri Beasley's fundraising advantage over Republican rival Ted Budd widened during the past three months and entering the campaign’s final weeks

The Independent UK

Key Senate races tighten with a flood of GOP ad spending

The field of the top 10 races most likely to flip finds Republicans making serious runs at five Democratic-controlled seats and Democrats contending in the other five.

WEKU

5 takeaways from Budd and Beasley’s Senate debate in NC

U.S. Senate candidates Ted Budd and Cheri Beasley met on the debate stage for the first time Friday and discussed the former and current presidents, where they stand on policy issues and who was actually elected to the White House in 2020.

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NC Senate candidates to meet in likely only televised debate

The two major-party candidates seeking to succeed retiring North Carolina Republican Sen. Richard Burr are meeting for what is likely their only televised debate

The Independent UK

QAnon, the Big Lie and misogyny: Inside Trump’s Wilmington rally

Senior Washington reporter Eric Garcia was on the ground at Trump’s rally in Wilmington, North Carolina. Here’s what he saw:

The Independent UK

Budd embraces Trump, abortion opposition in NC Senate race

North Carolina Republican Senate candidate Ted Budd is leaning into his support for abortion restrictions and his allegiance to former President Donald Trump as Democrats fight for an elusive victory in the southern swing state

The Independent UK

The end of the debate? Republicans draw the curtain on political theater

It’s a time-honored tradition, but as the US midterms loom, many Republican candidates are ducking out of televised debates

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Debating over debates: Campaign tradition faces skepticism

With the fall campaign rapidly approaching, the time-honored tradition of debates as a forum for voters to evaluate candidates may be the latest casualty of the nation’s polarized political climate

The Independent UK

Where’s Ted Budd in campaign for US Senate race? Maybe right where he wants to be

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Republican Rep. Ted Budd is “MIA on the campaign trail,” the N.C. Democratic Party said in an August email to supporters.

Tribune News Service

Beasley touts sheriff support, opposes 'defund the police'

North Carolina U.S. Senate candidate Cheri Beasley is pitching herself as a bridge between law enforcement and the Democratic party in her latest appeal to moderate voters in one of the nation’s most competitive races for a seat in the narrowly divided chamber

The Independent UK

Jackie Calmes: The little-known Senate race that could make a big difference for Democrats

If Democrats can keep control of just one chamber of Congress in November's midterm elections, as many analysts have long predicted, it's best that the house they're favored to hold is the Senate.

Los Angeles Times

North Carolina Green Party Scores Major Win in Ballot Access Dispute

The State Board of Elections has allowed the Green Party to register as an official political party amid a signature validity dispute plaguing its House and Senate candidates.

Reason

Editorial: NC Democrats are undermining democracy with Green Party attack

Monday was a huge win for the North Carolina Green Party. After the party was removed from the ballot in 2021, conducted a petition effort to return and filed a First Amendment rights lawsuit, the leftist third party was unanimously certified by the North Carolina Board of Elections Monday morning.…

Tribune News Service

North Carolina certifies the Green Party, which could allow it onto the Senate ballot

National Democrats have questioned the validity of the Green Party's signatures on a petition drive needed to get a spot on the state ballot.

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North Carolina's Green Party says Democrats are working to keep it off 2022 ballot

The North Carolina Board of Elections, which is controlled by Democrats, has — so far — refused to give the Green Party a spot on the ballot, citing possible fraud in their ballot petition.

Tribune News Service

How the Supreme Court’s abortion ruling could affect the North Carolina Senate race

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hours after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade Friday, abortion found its way to the forefront of North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

NC’s senators vote no on bill that helps Camp Lejeune vets exposed to toxic water

WASHINGTON — Sens. Thom Tillis and Richard Burr voted Thursday against the bill they helped craft that would benefit veterans from Camp Lejeune who were exposed to toxic chemicals in the base’s water for nearly three decades.

Roll Call

At the Races: Shades of blue - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

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The Independent UK

Dems confront criticism on crime after San Francisco defeat

Democrats are defending their record on crime a day after an election for district attorney in California exposed lingering vulnerabilities

Tribune News Service

Black women candidates in North Carolina poised to make history, but supporters say help is needed

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — North Carolina’s congressional delegation is expected to include more Black women next year, marking historic gains for the state.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

‘Maybe it’s time to try something else’: Democrats backing diverse Senate candidates

WASHINGTON — Two weeks ago, Democratic voters in three states nominated a trio of attention-grabbing Senate candidates: a Black man who disavows moderate policies, a towering, tattooed lieutenant governor who insists on wearing shorts, and a Black woman who spent her career in the judiciary.

Roll Call

Democrats signal they plan to fight for NC Senate seat - Roll Call

Democrats signaled they plan to fight for North Carolina's open seat with a seven-figure ad buy defending Senate nominee Cheri Beasley.

Ballotpedia

Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 23 (May 19, 2022)

In this issue: Takeaways from five states’ primaries and another possible incumbent-vs.-incumbent primary in NY

The Guardian - US

Republican ‘big lie’ supporters triumph in sign of Trump’s enduring power

Hard-right candidates who challenged 2020 result win string of primary victories on a good night too for progressive Democrats

The Guardian - US

Election denier triumphs as primaries test Trump’s grip on Republican party

Voters nominate Doug Mastriano in Pennsylvania’s governor race, but congressman Madison Cawthorn ousted in North Carolina

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