Chris Cooper

Thanks for reading!

Posted some thoughts on last week's #ncpol primary:

open.substack.com/pub/chriscoo...

We hope the article is helpful for scholars, students, & observers of parties in America.

We also hope that it's written in such a way that it could be used in the undergraduate classroom. If you're teaching an UG parties class and are looking for a reading on 3rd parties, please check it out

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We use survey data from the Meredith Poll, voter reg & party switching data from the NCSBE to document what people thought abt No Labels & how they responded to the new partisan kid on the block

The findings aren't particularly promising for 3rd party advocates as these pull quotes illustrate (2/3)

Pleased that "Much Ado About Nothing: The Birth, Life, & Death of the No Labels Party in a Purple State" (@bowtiepolitics.bsky.social, @whitneymnz.bsky.social, David McLennan, Susan Roberts & me) is available in @pspolisci.bsky.social.

#ncpol #polisky

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@wesmediaproject.bsky.social
is out w/ their report on midterm campaign spending.

Despite being 1 of the 3 earliest primaries in the nation, #ncsen & #ncpol congressional candidates are not among the biggest TV ad spenders thus far.

mediaproject.wesleyan.edu/releases-030...

Loretta - Norah Jones YouTube video by Dedalus

The late great Townes Van Zandt was born this day in 1944.

Here's my favorite cover of my favorite Townes song Gillian Welch, David Rawlings & Norah Jones):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rN5...

If you don't know his music, but you want to, start with Live at the Old Quarter.

Florida closer to delaying candidate qualifying for redistricting Florida senators moved the congressional candidate qualifying period to allow for redistricting. The House must now agree.

In the latest sign that Florida Republicans will go through with re-gerrymandering the congressional map when they reconvene on April 20 for a special session called by Gov. Ron DeSantis, legislators have advanced a bill to delay the candidate filing period from April to June

#ncpol

. @bowtiepolitics.bsky.social doing a predictably great job as the keynote speaker at the Citadel Symposium on Southern Politics.

I have no answers 🤣

Thanks, Michael!

A couple of folks have asked whether Page or Berger could simply run again an independent. The answer is no.

For the history, see this clip from chapter 8 of Anatomy of a Purple State ⤵️

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Late night thoughts on the #ncpol primaries:

open.substack.com/pub/chriscoo...

Insane

2 precincts left & a 172 vote margin. This is a fine print election: canvass and recounts are going to decide it--not whatever we see tonight.

#nc26 #ncpol

Just going to put this right here for future reference.

#sd26 #recount

www.ncleg.net/enactedlegis...

Back to the big one. Page up, but (and it's a big but), Rockingham has completely reported, Guilford has not.

Page is doing much better in Rockingham than Guilford.

#ncpol

Berger looking like he's doing well with Guilford early votes, as expected. No Rockingham votes thus far.

8:36 pm.

#ncpol #sd26

votes starting to populate in #ncpol

Have we ever done a live Substack before? No.

Do we know what we're doing? Arguably, also no.

Will it be fun to talk #ncpol with @bowtiepolitics.bsky.social you bet!

Curious what to watch in the NC primary tonight? I’ve got an election night cheat sheet at the bottom of this link ⬇️

It’s 4 pages and results will come in around 8:30, so if you read a page every 15 minutes, you’ll have time leftover for a nice evening run.

#ncpol

Make that around 8:30. Your thumbs can stand down until then

a shooting star with the words " the more you know " behind it ALT: a shooting star with the words " the more you know " behind it

A little after 7:30 pm, all of #ncpol will begin posting election results in progress

There is no secret portal to better or newer information. Everyone is just navigating to er.ncsbe.gov & pressing refresh as fast as their thumbs will allow

So, join the fun. No experience required.

Lack of space and the need to draw a line somewhere. Both are smart additions

It's primary day in North Carolina!

To celebrate, here's some early voting data, some thoughts on the role of party elites in a primary, and & links (I know how to party). There's also a short guide to following tonight's primary linked towards the bottom

#ncpol
open.substack.com/pub/chriscoo...

#ncpol

PSA for #WNC skiers: it’s not too late to get a few turns in this year, as long as you’re ok skiing on mashed potatoes.

Also—this is the time to get your season pass on for next year at Cataloochee

Thanks, Burial Beer for finding the beer name for this moment.

Feb. 28 🤏early voting update for #ncpol
🗳️ ~622k ballots cast (99.8% accepted)
🗳️ ~23% higher than 2022. U up the most, followed by D, then R
🗳️ 55% of U voters choosing the D ballot w/ huge variation
🗳️ #sd26: Rockingham continuing to dominate, but the gap is closing a little