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This US House district was once a political battleground. Now it shows why Congress is dysfunctional
RALEIGH, N.C.: In 2022, Democrat Wiley Nickel ran as a moderate and narrowly won North Carolina’s 13th Congressional District by about 9,000 votes. Two years later, the current congressman, Republican Brad Knott, ran as a conservative and coasted into the US House by more than 70,000 votes. Voters...
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What happenedThis US House district was once a political battleground. Now it shows why Congress is dysfunctional.
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Left / center-leftThis US House district was once a political battleground. Now it shows why Congress is dysfunctional
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This US House district was once a political battleground. Now it shows why Congress is dysfunctional
RALEIGH, N.C.: In 2022, Democrat Wiley Nickel ran as a moderate and narrowly won North Carolina’s 13th Congressional District by about 9,000 votes. Two years later, the current congressman,...
This US House district was once a political battleground. Now it shows why Congress is dysfunctional
People have stopped splitting their tickets when voting and now usually support one party in all races. More people now live in areas with similarly minded voters.
