Despite Limited Knowledge, North Carolinians Show Strong Views on Reforms to State Constitution "North Carolinians' attitudes toward their state constitution reveals a striking knowledge gap, yet there is strong bipartisan consensus on key governance issues" www.catawba.edu/news/all-new... #ncpol

“The White House budget office is instructing federal agencies to prepare reduction-in-force plans for mass firings during a possible government shutdown, specifically targeting employees who work for programs that are not legally required to continue.” www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

🚨 NEW: The Trump DOJ has filed its friend-of-the-court brief in the Louisiana case challenging the constitutionality of the Voting Rights Act. www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...

🧵 Who's the most informed about American politics? Very lefty seculars. My new FREE study @sfjournal.bsky.social finds atheists/agnostics, especially if they are politically sorted, score higher on knowledge of basic civics & current politics than other groups. 1/ academic.oup.com/sf/advance-a...

New High Point University Poll of 950 adults in North Carolina (792 individuals who said they are registered to vote). Credibility interval for all adult sample: Approximately +/- 3.3% Trump Approval/Disapproval: 41/47 (general pop) 43/48 (reg voters) www.highpoint.edu/src/files/20... #ncpol

As a child of the Reagan years, the fact that the *Republican Party* is expropriating shares in companies and shaking companies down while saying stuff like this is wild

Sponsored by @ncpolitics.bsky.social: Join us for this Lunch & Learn next Wednesday, Oct. 1--register at: catawba-edu.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #ncpol

Depolarization is not "a scalable solution for reducing societal-level conflict.... achieving lasting depolarization will likely require....moving beyond individual-level treatments to address the elite behaviors and structural incentives that fuel partisan conflict" www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Be Aware, NC folks. #ncpol

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When your claims of executive authority to harm people are too broad for John Yoo: "a broad, amorphous military campaign against the illegal drug trade ... would violate American law and the Constitution"

Just a reminder before the “big announcement” today. Autism was discovered in 1911 and the modern definition of Autism came in 1943. Tylenol wasn’t widely used until the 1950s. Anyone trying to tell you that Tylenol causes Autism isn’t someone that should be taken seriously.

90% of North Carolinians believe it is important (very/somewhat) to "protect an individual's speech." New public opinion findings from Catawba-YouGov Survey on civil liberties and rights: #ncpol

New @catawbacollege.bsky.social & YouGov Survey: North Carolinians Strongly Value Constitutional Amendments, But Partisan Gaps Remain www.catawba.edu/news/all-new... #ncpol

“They studied 51 populist presidents and prime ministers who were in power between 1900 and 2020 and found that after 15 years, GDP per capita was 10% lower when compared with a plausible nonpopulist counterfactual.”

Register for the October 1st Zoom 'Lunch & Learn' session on "Defending Democracy: Confronting Political Violence in the 21st Century" at: catawba.edu/ncpoliticsce... #ncpol

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On the cusp of a week that marks 1 year since Helene devastated #wnc, a Republican is entering the #ncpol GOP primary against incumbent Chuck Edwards with a message centered around Helene response. Story ⬇️ by @coryvaillancourt.bsky.social smokymountainnews.com/news/item/40...

I had this exact same experience this morning. Same reporter as Heidi. This is *not* normal. I have spoken to the press on these issues for two decades. No government official has ever demanded to know my identity in order to give a comment on a story.

🚨🚨🚨🚨Without explanation, BLS has indefinitely delayed a key data release used to calculate inflation. Annual Consumer Expenditures data is used to determine the weighting of specific goods and services in the Consumer Price Index for the year ahead. www.axios.com/2025/09/19/b...

“What we’re seeing is an unprecedented attempt to silence disfavored speech by the government,” said Brendan Nyhan, a political scientist at Dartmouth College. “Donald Trump is trying to dictate what Americans can say.” https://to.pbs.org/46AYg7U

Great to join "Down from DC" Substack in talking about how North Carolina garnered a Ph.D. in the art & science of gerrymandering when it comes to redistricting wars. open.substack.com/pub/downfrom... #ncpol

Doing some class prep. on sheriffs (inspired by @mirya.bsky.social & @emayfarris.bsky.social's book) so I decided to look at competitiveness in #ncpol sheriff elections in 2022. Out of 100 counties, just 2 could be described as even moderately competitive. & look at the # that were unopposed ⬅️ ➡️ !

@catawbacollege.bsky.social celebrated Constitution Day yesterday with an all-star panel discussion from former N.C. Chief Justice Cheri Beasley, Associate Justice Bob Orr, and Dr. Allyson Yankle on their views & their reactions to a Catawba-YouGov poll. Watch it at: youtu.be/hi5p3BmjJa4 #ncpol

New @catawbacollege.bsky.social-YouGov Survey of 1,000 North Carolinians and their opinions on the U.S. Constitution and what they believe the framers would think about today's American democracy. www.catawba.edu/news/all-new... #ConstitutionDay #ncpol

Nearly a year after Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina, former state Elections Director Karen Brinson Bell stressed the importance of advanced preparation for disasters in Congressional testimony Tuesday. ncnewsline.com/briefs/nearl... By @lbonner.bsky.social #ncpol #Helene

Join us tonight for a discussion on the U.S. & N.C. Constitutions with a former chief justice and associate justice of the NC Supreme Court & a @catawbacollege.bsky.social professor of politics and learn about what NCians think about their constitutions #ncpol catawba-edu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Today we celebrate the U.S. Constitution—the foundation of our democracy & the nation's guiding framework. We are committed to helping our students & community understand the importance of civic engagement, informed citizenship, & the responsibilities we all share in sustaining democracy. #ncpol

The US is a flawed democracy, according to the latest Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Democracy Index. This map shows what kind of government people live in (EIU data): 39% Authoritarian regime 38% Flawed democracy 16% Hybrid regime 7% Full democracy From www.visualcapitalist.com/the-state-of...

just gonna leave this here for @dianneg.bsky.social & @jessicataylor.bsky.social

Well, 1-2 this weekend in college football is better than 0-3.

#UGAvsTenn #GoDawgs

Republican Members of Congress are no longer coming from elite institutions of higher education. Elite-educated legislators are more liberal. Important manifestation of the education divide between the parties & context for the current higher ed wars www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

A recent survey reveals that a majority of U.S. adults believe God had no involvement in the last two presidential elections, with only a small percentage saying God chose the winners because of their policies.

How those in Utah who seek to bridge the political divide are reacting: www.deseret.com/opinion/2025...

"a belief in the primacy of executive power & majoritarianism over and against institutional checks & balances and minority rights, ... demands for respect for and preservation of traditional hierarchies & values over and against those of left-progressivism." www.illiberalism.org/illiberalism...

Following the killing of Charlie Kirk, North Carolina Democrats and Republicans alike are voicing safety concerns. "It’s going to take leaders on both sides stepping forth and simply repudiating any sort of political violence whatsoever," Hall says. #ncpol andersonalerts.substack.com/p/im-afraid-...

GOV. COX: “Our adversaries want violence. Russia, China, bots from all over the world are trying to instill disinformation and encourage violence.”

Just when you thought your evening was safe from further #nc11 updates, another Dem entered the race (or at least filed w/ the FEC)--Dr. Richard Hudspeth. For more about who is "a candidate", see this at @oldnorthstpolitics.bsky.social www.oldnorthstatepolitics.com/2025/08/who-... #ncpol

This is what political elites need to do to signal that political violence is unacceptable.

Careful polling shows that Americans overwhelmingly reject political violence - see e.g. brightlinewatch.org/tempered-exp..., brightlinewatch.org/accelerated-..., and www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1.... Unfortunately, it only takes one person with a gun to create a tragedy like what've seen today.

The news that Charlie Kirk was shot while speaking in Utah is shocking and horrible. It’s an example of political violence that has no place in our country. Gabby and I are thinking of him and his family.

A statement by the Center for North Carolina Politics & Public Service:

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The congressional redistricting fights that President Trump sparked in Texas, California and other states have led some advocacy groups to reconsider their strategies against partisan gerrymandering.