BREAKING: It appears North Carolina Democrats will break the GOP supermajority in the #ncga.
Unofficial results show incumbent Republican Ken Fontenot losing to Democrat Dante Pittman.
Huge win for Democrats and governor-elect Josh Stein. #ncpol
Deleting posts about NC105 (Cotham vs Sidman) and NC98 (Helfrich vs Bales) because Mecklenburg County has not uploaded the in person Early Voting results. Election Day precinct results have been posted. This is unusual
Lawrence O'Donnell talks about millions of people in California who don't vote because of Electoral College
But California swing districts will determine control of the House.
If you're in CA & think your vote doesn't matter, please drop everything & go to the polls. Now
Still waiting on a lot of vote out of Mecklenburg County (Charlotte), especially the in-person early vote. County Board of Elections tells me they continue to upload results but there's a delay in them showing up on the state portal. #ncpol
Only 2/3rds of precincts reporting, but in NC House District 105, infamous "Republican" @triciacotham is currently losing her race to Democratic challenger @nicolefornc by about 2 points. Gap will probably grow.
It's election day. Polls are open until 7:30 pm. (Es día de elecciones. Las urnas están abiertas hasta las 7:30 pm.)
Find out where to vote here: https://t.co/4CSZh5Y0ui (en inglés)
We’re thrilled to announce LABOR's 2024 Big Book Forum will be Fri. Nov. 8, 2-4pm (ET), via Zoom, highlighting Lori Flores’ (@lori_flori) upcoming book: Awaiting Their Feast (@UNC_Press). The event is free and open to the public. Click here to register: https://t.co/mPtVpIbZOI
CFP for the LAWCHA 2025 Conference at the University of Chicago is now live.
"Making Work Matter: Solidarity and Action Across Space and Time." June 12-14, 2025.
Submission deadline: November 15, 2024.
More details here: https://t.co/lrUXMKT6Kg
Are you a student, teacher, researcher, or staff in US higher ed? Outraged by the authoritarian repression of Palestinian solidarity movements? Concerned about austerity, cuts, and layoffs? Wondering how boards of trustees got all this power? Join @SFNDHE on 9/12 to learn more!!
NEW: NC Supreme Court Justice Phil Berger Jr. will not be recused from two major cases involving his father, the Republican Senate leader.
The court's Republican majority ruled that Berger won't have to recuse, with the 2 Democrats dissenting #ncpol
https://t.co/mVEj4m1ffk
BREAKING: The United Auto Workers just released their 1st ad slamming Trump for being a scab. The UAW are 100% with Kamala Harris which will carry significant weight in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Retweet so all Americans see this powerful ad
👀 The 2024 @AAUP Faculty in the South Survey is live. If you are faculty of any kind in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas we want to hear from you: https://t.co/AzCgEJfh4O
@Cory_Haala @RayBoomhower @Em_AguilarPhD @KatherineLTurk And since you mentioned them in successive tweets, did you know that Jim Jontz was the uncle of @KatherineLTurk?
Have you heard about #TrumpsProject2025? Every worker should know: it’s packed with pro-corporate policies that would threaten our health, drive up costs, and make it harder for workers to secure fair contracts.
https://t.co/I8lGJdI7mS
Stunning allegations of wrongdoing at NC Republican gubernatorial hopeful Mark Robinson’s wife’s “nonprofit” including filing claims for federal money on behalf of other businesses that weren’t requesting federal money. #ncpol