Perspective from PoliticsNC

We discuss the North Carolina Senate race: Cal Cunningham's fundraising numbers and Thom Tillis' birthday card for Eric Trump. Gary Pearce writes at New Day for NC.

In which Gary Pearce joins to discuss impeachment, a wave of NC congressional retirements and some historical perspective to boot. Gary writes at New Day for NC.

Gary Pearce joins to talk about the new congressional districts and what options Mark Walker may have in 2020. Gary writes at New Day for NC.

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

Gary Pearce joins to discuss impeachment and how Medicare For All plays in the Democratic primary.  Read Gary's blogs here, and check out other PoliticsNC articles here.

Gary Pearce joins to discuss elections from around the nation this week and the path to victory for North Carolina Democrats in 2020.  Read more of Gary's columns on his site, New Day for NC.

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.

Today, Kirk talks with Gary Pearce about his experience in North Carolina politics, and where he sees things heading in 2020. Gary will be joining PoliticsNC podcasts in the coming future. His website, New Day for NC, is here.

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

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

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

Today's Daily Perspective.

 

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. 

On the final episode of the week, we cover Medicaid expansion, Thomas Jefferson and the first three Q2 fundraising numbers out of the Democrats running for president. Visit our site to read more!

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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. 

Perspective on the week. 

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.

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

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

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

Listen in as Thomas Mills and Kirk Kovach discuss the UNC system, Speaker Tim Moore, Senator Richard Burr’s comments on the shutdown and more. Read us at PoliticsNC.com.

Cal Cunningham is running in the Democratic Primary for Lieutenant Governor. Here's his campaign website if you would like to learn more about his candidacy: calfornc.com

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. 

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!