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November 2, 2016

Poll: Trump Takes a Six-Point Lead in N.C., McCrory within One Point

North Carolina offers a great glimpse into trends in the battleground states this election. A WRAL poll by SurveyUSA taken after the FBI scandal broke shows Donald Trump has suddenly jumped to a six-point lead. Almost a third of North Carolina voters chose "trustworthiness" as their most important quality in picking a president, and they are breaking for Trump by 83 percent. He's also cut the gender gap with women from 13 points down to 7 points while upping his gender gap among men from 9 points to an astonishing 23 points.[...]

November 2, 2016

Jon Schweppe

Is Trump Outmaneuvering Clinton on TV?

Last month, I wrote about the Associated Press' interactive tool that allows us to see where both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump -- as well as the various super PACs supporting or opposing them -- are spending money on TV ads. You can check it out here.[...]

November 1, 2016

Maggie Gallagher

New Poll: Is Trump Likely to Win North Carolina?

The new Elon University poll may have bad news for Hillary Clinton: With just a week to go, she and Donald Trump are in a virtual dead heat, 42 percent to 41 percent, with 9 percent of North Carolina voters still undecided. But when pressed, the undecideds favor Trump 27 percent to 18 percent.[...]

November 1, 2016

Paul Dupont

Poll: N.C. Voters Say They Oppose HB 2, But Support What It Actually Does

Given the seemingly endless barrage of negative media coverage which has been aimed at North Carolina’s House Bill 2, including moves by corporations, sports entities, and celebrities to punish the state, it’s no surprise that the name “HB 2” has been tainted in the eyes of many voters. Just the latest evidence of this came in a recent Charlotte Observer poll, which showed 55 percent of North Carolinians want HB 2 to be repealed, versus 32 percent who support it.[...]

October 31, 2016

Paul Dupont

New Obama Admin Rule Could Bar Religious Charities from Federal Funding

Religious freedom is under assault once again by the Obama administration, this time thanks to a new rule announced last week by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).[...]

October 31, 2016

Jon Schweppe

Did We Publish an Inaccurate Headline? McMullin Fans Think So…

On Thursday, I wrote a piece titled, "Evan McMullin Admits His Campaign Strategy Is to Elect Hillary Clinton." Dozens of McMullin supporters commented on the story and tweeted at me to tell me the headline was misleading.[...]