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NC Republicans who lost in November turn to voter disenfranchisement in hopes of overturning the will of the people

By Patrick Zarcone / December 6, 2024 / Comments Off

What Jefferson Griffin and the state GOP are now doing is an attempt to disqualify 60,000 eligible voters and overturn the results of a legitimate election. When state Republicans lose elections they seek to disenfranchise voters instead of accepting the results.

NC Senate GOP overrides Gov. Cooper’s veto of power grab bill; fate of bill will be decided by House’s override vote

By Patrick Zarcone / December 6, 2024 / Comments Off

The NC House is expected to vote on the SB382 veto override next week. Republicans need all members – including three who sided with Democrats – to vote for the override, otherwise it will fail.

As they grab for power before losing supermajority, NC Republicans show they have wrong priorities

By Patrick Zarcone / November 22, 2024 / Comments Off

North Carolina Republicans are having trouble accepting that voters took away their supermajority and also rejected their MAGA Council of State candidates, so now they are using a bill for desperately needed Helene relief funding to change laws to entrench their power before they lose it.

NC’s ‘citizens only’ voting amendment is part of the far-right’s attempt to sow division, cast doubt on our elections

By Patrick Zarcone / October 25, 2024 / Comments Off

This amendment intentionally creates division across communities, casts doubt on the integrity of our elections, and foments anti-immigration hate and racism.

Despite right-wing disinformation campaign, the federal and state government response to Helene is ongoing – and earning praise

By Patrick Zarcone / October 11, 2024 / Comments Off

The rumors and conspiracy theories that are being spread on social media are actively hurting Helene response efforts in WNC and will have real-life consequences for people who buy into them.

Advocates, legislators, parents hold press event to highlight Michele Morrow and Mark Robinson’s extreme anti-public education views

By Patrick Zarcone / August 30, 2024 / Comments Off

The message is clear: We must stop radical Republicans like Mark Robinson and Michele Morrow from dragging our schools down and hurting our children’s future. We will have that opportunity this fall.

Race for NC Superintendent pits the experienced, qualified Mo Green against far-right insurrectionist Michele Morrow

By Patrick Zarcone / August 16, 2024 / Comments Off

State public schools superintendent candidate Michele Morrow, an anti-public school MAGA candidate from Cary who attended the Jan. 6 insurrection, made headlines again this past week after CNN uncovered a video of her calling for Donald Trump to put “the Constitution to the side” and use the military to stay in power following the Capitol riot.

‘Project 2025’ is the right wing’s dream scenario – and it’s shockingly close to becoming a reality

By Patrick Zarcone / July 12, 2024 / Comments Off

Project 2025 is a right-wing Christian Nationalist U.S. government takeover plan put together by Donald Trump’s MAGA loyalists – and it’s finally starting to get the attention it deserves.

Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson visits NC church, tells congregation that his political opponents ‘need killing’

By Patrick Zarcone / July 12, 2024 / Comments Off

The view that “leftists” have an outsized amount of power to target, attack and persecute conservatives is commonly expressed among the MAGA crowd as a way to justify right-wing political violence.

Anti-education zealot Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson joins extremist group Moms for Liberty as they hold advocacy day at NCGA

By Patrick Zarcone / June 14, 2024 / Comments Off

“Our teachers deserve our respect and appreciation. Mark Robinson calls them ‘wicked people’ and ‘demons.’ He just wants to fight job-killing culture wars,” said a spokesperson for AG Josh Stein’s campaign.