Listen as Donald Bryson joins Rick and Donna Martinez on The Triangle's Afternoon News to discuss the latest Civitas Poll results. With the election 82 days away and 15 electoral ... Keep Reading
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Cooper’s upper hand and Biden’s gaffes
Ray is joined by North Carolina writer Andrew Donaldson this week. They discuss the politics surrounding Gov. Roy Cooper’s extension of Phase Two and then jump into the governor’s ... Keep Reading
Joe Biden, Jeff Bezos, and the American Dream
This week, Brooke is joined by Leah Byers, Civitas policy analyst and government affairs coordinator. They make guesses as to former Vice President and presidential candidate Joe ... Keep Reading
Civitas poll: Trump, Tillis ahead but both parties have reasons to fear
The latest Civitas poll of likely voters gives both major parties something to fret over regarding the two statewide federal races this fall. Democrat's fear factor: Trump is on ... Keep Reading
Gov. Roy Cooper’s job approval takes a dip; President Trump’s job disapproval climbs
RALEIGH – The latest Civitas Poll found that support for Gov. Roy Cooper among likely North Carolina voters is beginning to wane. The governor’s job approval is now at 63% (a 7% ... Keep Reading
A few notes and observations from the North Carolina primary
From a Civitas perspective, one of the main takeaways from the March 3 North Carolina primary was the accuracy of our tracking polls. Civitas captured former vice president Joe ... Keep Reading
School Choice and the Democratic Primary: where do the candidates stand?
With less than a week before the North Carolina Democratic Primary, the second Civitas Poll shows Joe Biden (27 percent) leading former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (19 ... Keep Reading
How Biden (or Sanders, or Bloomberg) could convert a third of NC’s primary vote into a majority of NC’s DNC delegates
We are less than a week away from Super Tuesday, when North Carolina and a host of other states hold nomination contests, and the race here could not be closer. A poll sponsored by ... Keep Reading
All politics are local and a few other thoughts on NC 9
It was former U.S. House Speaker Tip O'Neal who is famous for popularizing the phrase, "all politics is local." His main point being that constituents or voters ultimately vote on ... Keep Reading
Biden versus Trump, gun restrictions, and a lackluster stock market
The latest poll numbers indicate that President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden are in a statistical tie in North Carolina. If Biden receives the Democratic ... Keep Reading