by Christopher Cooper
Sometime today, the first mail ballots for the 2026 primary were sent out to North Carolina voters, marking the official beginning of the 2026 elections.
If this seems early, that’s because it is. North Carolina, Arkansas, and Texas ... See more
by Christopher Cooper Over the last few weeks, two internal polls have made news in North Carolina politics. The first purported to show President Pro-Tempore of the North Carolina Senate, Phil Berger down by ten percentage points to Rockingham County She... See more
by Christopher Cooper
Normally, the weekly voter registration updates on the North Carolina State Board of Elections are met with a collective shrug from all but the most dedicated, data oriented, and dorky observers of the state’s politics.
There have re... See more
by Christopher Cooper
Normally, the weekly voter registration updates on the North Carolina State Board of Elections are met with a collective shrug from all but the most dedicated, data oriented, and dorky observers of the state’s politics. 1
There have ... See more
by Christopher Cooper There are year-end lists for everything— music , 1 books , architecture , sports , longform journalism , and, of course, politics. So, why not one more? Here’s my take on the five most important North Carolina politics stories from 2... See more