Here in 2024, polls suggest Black voters in North Carolina remain about 5 points more Democratic-leaning than Black voters nationally. Eighty-three percent of Black voters in North Carolina support Harris, while 78 percent of Black voters nationally do, according to a straight average of crosstabs of Black support in polls conducted since Aug. 19.*

As North Carolina’s Mark Robinson confronts brutal new allegations, the future of his Republican gubernatorial campaign is in doubt.

The political forecasting site Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball has shifted the North Carolina governor’s race toward Democrats amid an unfolding controversy Thursday involving Mark

Also in today’s newsletter, Teamsters opts against presidential endorsement and what the Fed’s rate cut means for the election

After dropping out of the race and endorsing Donald Trump, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been fighting in court to remove his name from ballots in several states.

The North Carolina Supreme Court, the highest court in the state, takes up appealed cases from lower state courts, having the final say on matters. There are seven total justices, with one being the chief justice, and one of those seats is up for grabs this fall.

Mark Robinson, the Republican candidate for governor in North Carolina, denies claims reported by CNN that he referred to himself as a "Black NAZI" on the message board of a pornography website. In a video posted to X,

NYT/Siena poll says race deadlocked nationally with Harris lead in Pennsylvania while Washington Post poll suggests swing state is tied.   17:24 In the latest setback for the Biden administration’s efforts to forgive the federal student loans of many Americans,

Michele Morrow, the GOP nominee for North Carolina’s Superintendent of Public Instruction made the false statement on X.

Trump’s running mate likes to say he’ll ‘take as many questions as we have time for,’ to create a contrast with Kamala Harris. But reporting in Raleigh, Eric Garcia notes the other purpose