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.*

The deadline for a candidate to withdraw is midnight tonight, but Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson has vowed to stay in the race.

Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson denied making inflammatory comments on a pornography website’s message board.

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.

After incumbent Catherine Truitt lost in the primary, the race for superintendent of public instruction was set. Learn about the November candidates.

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.

North Carolina Republican gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson has vowed to remain in his race despite a CNN media report about comments it says he made on a website