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Listen in as Thomas Mills and Kirk Kovach discuss the goings-on in Raleigh and around the Tar Heel State. This is Perspective, from PoliticsNC.
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Perspective from PoliticsNCDec 19, 2019

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The North Carolina Senate Race
Jan 08, 202018:08
Christmas Perspective
Dec 19, 201928:02
Will Mark Walker primary Thom Tillis?
Dec 05, 201918:08
Perspective: Impeachment, Mark Meadows and Thom Tillis

Perspective: Impeachment, Mark Meadows and Thom Tillis

Thomas Mills and Gary Pearce join to discuss the implications of impeachment in North Carolina.

Nov 20, 201929:15
Nov 14: Looking at impeachment and the primaries
Nov 14, 201925:02
Perspective: November 7th
Nov 07, 201926:09
Perspective: Budget Impasse and Fair Maps

Perspective: Budget Impasse and Fair Maps

Gary Pearce joins PoliticsNC again to discuss the implications of fair maps in North Carolina and the continuing budget impasse.

Gary publishes New Day for NC.


Oct 31, 201921:23
Perspective with Gary Pearce
Oct 24, 201917:57
Perspective: August 21

Perspective: August 21

Special elections go to the polls, ICE bill sent to the Governor's desk and the budget stalemate persists. 

Aug 21, 201917:10
Daily Perspective: August 15

Daily Perspective: August 15

Today in the Daily Perspective:

  • the state budget is still in a deadlock over Medicaid expansion
  • Cooper leads Republican challengers in the latest Civitas poll
  • Biden still leads the field of Democrats vying for the presidential nomination
Aug 15, 201917:20
Perspective: Medicaid Expansion with Graig Meyer

Perspective: Medicaid Expansion with Graig Meyer

Rep. Meyer brings us up-to-date on the state of the budget negotiations, and talks about Medicaid Expansion for North Carolina.

Aug 08, 201915:17
Daily Perspective July 29th

Daily Perspective July 29th

Today's Daily Perspective.

Jul 29, 201913:60
Daily Perspective: July 23

Daily Perspective: July 23

 

Jul 23, 201914:26
Daily Perspective: July 8

Daily Perspective: July 8

In today's Daily Perspective: Medicaid Expansion and the veto override, and a look at the US Senate race as fundraising numbers are released by some of the campaigns. 

Jul 08, 201913:17
Daily Perspective: July 3rd
Jul 03, 201921:26
Daily Perspective: July 1

Daily Perspective: July 1

We drop in for what will probably be the only podcast this holiday week, covering the gerrymandering decision last week and a bit of a bad week for Lt. Gov and 2020 gubernatorial candidate Dan Forest.

Jul 01, 201912:56
Daily Perspective: June 24

Daily Perspective: June 24

Rep. Larry Pittman adds more to his history of outlandish statements, this time comparing Abraham Lincoln to Adolf Hitler.

Jun 24, 201912:31
Daily Perspective: June 19

Daily Perspective: June 19

Though Eric Mansfield and Cal Cunningham are making the biggest splash, today we examine two other candidates in the Democratic primary who have been running for a few months now: Erica Smith and Trevor Fuller, and what it takes for them to compete in a statewide election.

Jun 19, 201909:52
Daily Perspective: June 18

Daily Perspective: June 18

Eric Mansfield joins Cal Cunningham this week as the Democratic Primary for Lieutenant Governor swells to four. 

Jun 18, 201913:51
Daily Perspective: June 17

Daily Perspective: June 17

North Carolina Democrats land a top-tier candidate for US Senate, as Cal Cunningham switches races. He had been running for Lt. Gov before.

Jun 17, 201911:22
Daily Perspective: June 13

Daily Perspective: June 13

Mark Walker is officially NOT running to primary Thom Tillis; Medicaid expansion is still on the table in this budget.

Jun 13, 201910:32
Daily Perspective: June 12

Daily Perspective: June 12

More speculation about Mark Walker as a potential primary challenger to Thom Tillis; How do Democrats win statewide in North Carolina?

Jun 12, 201913:51
Daily Perspective: June 11

Daily Perspective: June 11

North Carolina's history of political moderation stands in sharp contrast to the governing principles of the current North Carolina GOP; Biden stands athwart the Democratic field, with a message of compromise and moderation.

Jun 11, 201914:35
Daily Perspective: June 7th

Daily Perspective: June 7th

Documents showing the machinations of the Republican Party's mapmaker come into play legally and a brief update on the Thom Tillis primary battle.

Jun 07, 201911:43
Daily Perspective: June 5

Daily Perspective: June 5

The abortion override is taking place today in the NC House, and we briefly discuss how the post-recession recovery has not been the uniquely North Carolina miracle Republicans would have you think. 

Jun 05, 201910:14
Daily Perspective: June 4th

Daily Perspective: June 4th

Today, we tackle the Emerson poll showing Democrats exceeding expectations and Republicans with an uphill battle in the 2020 elections in North Carolina.

Jun 04, 201910:51
Perspective: May 28

Perspective: May 28

This week, we tackle the Thom Tillis primary, the Democrats' economic message and the beginning of the state budget process.

May 28, 201924:49
Perspective: May 15

Perspective: May 15

NC09, Thom Tillis vs Garland Tucker and the Democratic presidential primary.

May 15, 201925:27
Perspective: May 6

Perspective: May 6

Crossover, the budget, Medicaid expansion, and a primary challenger for Thom Tillis in the form of Garland Tucker. That's all in today's Perspective, from PoliticsNC.com

May 06, 201918:35
Perspective: April 12th

Perspective: April 12th

Special elections, Winston-Salem gerrymandering and public education -- all covered in this week's Perspective from PoliticsNC.com

Apr 12, 201923:54
Perspective: April 5th

Perspective: April 5th

Back from a week of no recordings, we tackle the Lindberg bribery scandal. 

Apr 05, 201921:24
Perspective: March 22

Perspective: March 22

Division in NC-09 on the Republican side, the UNC Board of Governors, Kimberley Reynolds exits NCDP.

Mar 22, 201923:08
Perspective: March 15th

Perspective: March 15th

Thom Tillis and his flip-flop, the trajectory of conservatism under Trump, the future of Raleigh after Nancy McFarlane and more.

Mar 15, 201925:16
Perspective: March 7th

Perspective: March 7th

Wherein we discuss NC09 and NC03, the Governor's budget rollout and more.

Mar 08, 201920:08
Perspective: February 28th

Perspective: February 28th

Mark Meadows, Mark Harris and Judge Collins all feature in today's Perspective. 

Feb 28, 201920:35
Perspective: February 22nd

Perspective: February 22nd

Big news out of NC-09 this week, along with the prospect of Sen. Thom Tillis voting on whether or not to uphold Trump's emergency declaration, and the addition of a new candidate in the presidential primaries on the Democratic side.

Feb 22, 201918:12
Talking with June Atkinson

Talking with June Atkinson

June Atkinson is the former State Superintendent in North Carolina. We talked about education in the Tar Heel state.

Feb 21, 201927:50
Talking with Wayne Goodwin

Talking with Wayne Goodwin

Wayne Goodwin is the current Chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party. He joined me to discuss the debacle that is the North Carolina 9th Congressional District. 

Feb 21, 201917:02
Perspective: February 15th

Perspective: February 15th

Perspective on the week. 

Feb 15, 201918:41
Talking with Rep. Graig Meyer

Talking with Rep. Graig Meyer

PoliticsNC talks to Rep. Graig Meyer in the NC General Assembly, covering the 2018 election, the 2019 session and what to look for moving forward.

Feb 14, 201922:58
Perspective: February 8th

Perspective: February 8th

Scandal in Virginia, racist yearbooks in North Carolina and a few more 2020  presidential contenders. 

Feb 08, 201921:26
Perspective: February 1st

Perspective: February 1st

We tackle Medicaid expansion, 2020 in North Carolina, the new elections board and more. 

Feb 01, 201919:39
Talking with Deborah Ross

Talking with Deborah Ross

In this episode, Kirk talks with Deborah Ross, Democratic nominee for US Senate in 2016. 

Jan 29, 201918:38
Perspective: January 24th
Jan 24, 201919:12
Talking with Cal Cunningham
Jan 21, 201921:12
Perspective: January 17th

Perspective: January 17th

This is the first of our weekly Perspective episodes, where Thomas Mills breaks down the top stories in North Carolina and looks ahead to the week to come. In this episode, we tackled the 9th Congressional District controversy, the Folt - Silent Sam debacle at Chapel Hill, the upcoming legislative session in Raleigh, and the Cooper - Pipeline story. 

Jan 18, 201922:43
Talking with Rep. Robert Reives

Talking with Rep. Robert Reives

In this first interview, Kirk talks with Representative Robert Reives about the most recent election, its impact on the General Assembly, slights from Amazon & Apple, and a lot more. Give it a listen!

Jan 11, 201918:35