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BumRushDaShow

(142,935 posts)
Sun Nov 17, 2024, 02:25 PM Nov 17

North Carolina Democrats find electoral success further down the ballot and hope to build on it

Source: AP

Updated 8:12 AM EST, November 17, 2024


RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Democrats fell short again in wresting away swing-state prize North Carolina from Republicans in the presidential election, but scored significant downballot victories, giving them hope as they look to the future.

Despite Donald Trump’s more than 3-percentage point win over Vice President Kamala Harris in North Carolina, Democrats celebrated Election Day victories in races for governor, attorney general and the legislature in a closely divided state where conservatives have recently dominated the General Assembly and the courts.

In an election with few bright spots for Democrats nationally, the ticket-splitting tendencies of Tar Heel state voters offered some of that good news. “I think we had quality candidates running for office against right-wing extremists, and the people of North Carolina made the right choices,” said Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, a Harris surrogate who was once considered her potential running mate, of the downballot races.

Attorney General Josh Stein, a Democrat, easily defeated Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson to succeed Cooper, who was ineligible to run again because of term limits. The campaign was dominated by Stein’s fundraising prowess and by ads and social media targeting Robinson’s history of inflammatory statements on issues such as abortion and LGBTQ+ rights.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/north-carolina-election-democrats-governor-stein-1548a39fc2207f187785d3a65b217b89

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North Carolina Democrats find electoral success further down the ballot and hope to build on it (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Nov 17 OP
Just goes to show voters Deminpenn Nov 17 #1
❤️ littlemissmartypants Nov 17 #2
So Happy for Dem North Carolinians like Cha Nov 17 #3
Thanks, Cha! ... littlemissmartypants Nov 17 #4
Wow.. I had no idea... That's Brilliant & Cha Nov 17 #5
We broke the Republican majority. littlemissmartypants Nov 17 #6
Sooo YAY!! I'll be explaining that Cha Nov 17 #7
My pleasure, Cha! ❤️ littlemissmartypants Nov 17 #8
Moving back to NC in 2 weeks. Katinfl Nov 18 #9

littlemissmartypants

(25,599 posts)
4. Thanks, Cha! ...
Sun Nov 17, 2024, 04:41 PM
Nov 17

A lot of us worked our butts off. So, it's nice to have something to show for it. Especially, now that we can block the veto overrides we might actually get stuff done.

❤️

Cha

(305,559 posts)
5. Wow.. I had no idea... That's Brilliant &
Sun Nov 17, 2024, 05:20 PM
Nov 17

a Huge Mahalo to you & your fellow Activists in NC!

What exactly does that mean.. "you can Block the Veto Overrides"?

💙

littlemissmartypants

(25,599 posts)
6. We broke the Republican majority.
Sun Nov 17, 2024, 05:46 PM
Nov 17

With our Democratic Party governors and the Republican majority any law they passed could be vetoed by the governor but then they could override the veto. So we have a bunch of bad laws passed by Republicans.

Now they won't be able to override the governor veto! Yay!!

❤️

Cha

(305,559 posts)
7. Sooo YAY!! I'll be explaining that
Sun Nov 17, 2024, 06:17 PM
Nov 17

to my sister. She's a retired Teacher from New York and her daughter is a teacher in Asheville. And worried about the Dept of Education being Deleted.

I bet the NC magas are So UPset and maybe even Shockked! ".. omg.. we're Not in Charge anymore!"

Mahalo pants💙

Katinfl

(264 posts)
9. Moving back to NC in 2 weeks.
Mon Nov 18, 2024, 07:30 AM
Nov 18

From FL, of all places. It will be good to get back to a state with some common sense. FL is becoming the new TX.

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