Election recap: Why Trump won NC yet Democrats still did well in races for governor, legislature

Election recap: Why Trump won NC yet Democrats still did well in races for governor, legislature

Author: WRAL News | Raleigh, North Carolina November 9, 2024 Duration: 24:16

Nearly the entire country voted more pro-Trump in the 2024 elections compared to 2020, but only one other state had a smaller rightward shift than North Carolina. Republicans are celebrating that win and their continued dominance of the state's judicial elections. But Democrats see a silver lining in the fact that the state didn't trend as far right as other states, which was part of the reason why Democrats won half the Council of State offices including governor, attorney general and superintendent of public instruction with Josh Stein, Jeff Jackson and Mo Green. And did Hurricane Helene cost Republicans their supermajority in the state legislature? Democrats and Republicans alike say it might have. A closer look at the Asheville-area Democrat who won a heavily pro-Trump district.


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Duration: 28:09
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Bills, bills, bills (and a lawsuit) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 22:49
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Duration: 22:07
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