With Democratic legislators in the audience, two of the Republican candidates on Charlotte's election ballot made their case that Raleigh Republians had gone too far in their attempts to remake North Carolina. And Peacock, a former two-term City Council member, lit into the current council for the ... Continue Reading →
Post-election comment: N.C. Rep. Martha Alexander
Nov. 20, 2012 N.C. Rep. Martha Alexander, who lost her bid for an 11th term in the N.C. House this month, thanked Forum participants for their support over the years. ... Continue Reading →
N.C. Sen.-elect Joel Ford’s post-election comments
Nov. 13, 2012 N.C. Sen.-elect Joel Ford's comments to the Tuesday Morning Breakfast Forum today. ... Continue Reading →
Election results 2012
Last updated 11:45 p.m., Nov. 6, 2012 ... Continue Reading →
3 candidates for U.S. Congress
Oct. 23, 2012 Five candidates spoke at this morning's Forum. This page is focused on the three candidates present who are running for Congress. All candidates for the 9th and 12th Districts were invited to attend. 12th District: Mel Watt and Jack Brosch 9th District: ... Continue Reading →
Hanks addresses questions about postings on web forum
Oct. 23, 2012 Soil & Water Supervisor candidate Doug Hanks addressed questions about reported 2005 postings on a white supremacist web forum. ... Continue Reading →
District Court judges: The ultimate down-ballot contests
Oct. 16, 2012 Few contested elections in this democracy are as important or as overlooked as the ones by which many lawyers are first elected to the District Courts of North Carolina. And in what was said and in the body language on display at the Forum this morning as eight such candidates ... Continue Reading →
The Judge Charlotte Brown-Williams-Tracy Hanna Hewett contest
Oct. 16, 2012 Twelve lawyers are running for six contested District Court seats in the November election. This page is devoted to material on the contest between Judge Charlotte Brown-Williams and Tracy Hanna Hewett. Judge Brown-Williams appeared on Oct. 16, Ms. Hewett on Oct. 23. Because they ... Continue Reading →
The Judge Jena Culler-Grant Smithson contest
Oct. 16, 2012 Twelve lawyers are running for six contested District Court seats in the November election. This page is devoted to material on the contest between Judge Jena Culler and Grant Smithson. Culler appeared today at the Forum. Smithson appeared on Oct. 9. Below, as they are available, ... Continue Reading →
The Judge Ty Hands-Jeff Thompson contest
Oct. 16, 2012 Twelve lawyers are running for six contested District Court seats in the November election. This page is devoted to material on the contest between Judge Ty Hands and Jeff Thompson. Judge Hands appeared today at the Forum. Thompson did not. Below, as they are available, will be ... Continue Reading →