North Carolinians will cast their ballots on Super Tuesday for the first time next week. Although we 13 other states in voting that day, some pundits argue North Carolina is the key state, even “ground zero” in this presidential election cycle.
Host Frank Stasio talks to WUNC Capitol Bureau Chief Liz Schlemmer explains why legislators decided to move North Carolina’s primary date and what the move to Super Tuesday means for candidates down-ballot.
Stasio also talks to Leoneda Inge digs into the potential impact of North Carolina’s newest voters, those who have turned 18 since the last presidential election or newly naturalized citizens.
North Carolina’s Hispanic population grew faster than the white population in 98 of the state’s 100 counties from 2010 to 2017. What role will the Latinx electorate play in November? Sergio Garcia-Rios shares his polling and research on this demographic group and the issues that bring them to the ballot box on election day. Garcia-Rios is a professor of government and Latina/o Studies at Cornell University and the polling director for Univision News.
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