North Carolina: The Tar Heel State

Democratic Primary March 3rd (Super Tuesday)

With talk of Fidel Castro’s literacy initiative in Cuba in the air, it only seem right we should consider our own literacy and feature great reads about the primary states that we are highlighting. Charles Frazier’s Cold Mountain is a North Carolina classic, as is current best seller Where the Crawdad’s Sing. Margaret Maron has written a whole series of mysteries about North Carolina that feature Judge Deborah Knott.

Incumbent:

Thom Tillis

According to a recent ethics complaint, he sent out a fundraising letter for Presidential Protection Fund during the impeachment trial. Made it clear before the trial that he would vote to acquit Trump, you know, BEFORE hearing the evidence. His approval rating is 33%.

Democratic Candidate for U.S. Senate:

Cal Cunningham

Cal Cunningham served in the North Carolina State Senate from 2001-2003 as one of the youngest members elected. He served in the U.S. Army Reserve following the events of September 11, 2001 and did three active duty tours. He is a leader at a nationally recognized environmental services and waste reduction company in Raleigh. Cunningham has served as Vice Chairman of the Governor’s Crime Commission which deals with school gun violence, the opioid crisis, domestic violence, and sexual assault.

Positions: Cunningham’s priorities include low cost accessible health care, economic opportunity for all, livable wage, improve education, climate change and protecting the environment, protecting women’s health and rights, preventing gun violence, and fixing broken immigration system.