Politics News in Raleigh

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From the time between January 2005 and 2008, the rate of voters to register Unaffiliated in Wake County has risen at a larger rate than that of the Democratic or Republican party. But, since the beginning of 2008, both Democratic and Independent registration has exponentially increased when compared to Republicans. Will North Carolina go blue in November?

Under The Dome alerts us that Republican National Committee Chair Mike Duncan will be in town tomorrow for a “roundtable discussion with local Republican leaders at the state GOP headquarters at 2:30 p.m.“

Our elected officials must question what private money builds in the public realm.

North Carolina Governor Mike Easley recently had surgery on his shoulder which he said was a result of his fist bump with Obama.