CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It’s obvious why North Carolina is tantalizing for both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton and why the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates each made an appearance in the battleground state this week. Trump was in Greenville on Tuesday (and will be in Asheville on Monday), and on Thursday afternoon, Clinton attended a rally […]
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CHARLOTTE, NC — Campaign 2016 is heating up for what could be the most unconventional debate series the country has ever seen. WCCB Political Contributor Mary C. Curtis weighs in on the wide range of issues that have been the focal points of both the Clinton and Trump campaigns
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CHARLOTTE, NC — A petition is being circulated that is calling on the Republican National Committee to hold a special meeting to discuss replacing Donald Trump as the GOP Presidential Nominee. WCCB Political Contributor Mary C. Curtis weighs in on all of the twists and turns in Trump’s race for the White House.
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We heard a lot of talk about breaking the glass ceiling when Hillary Clinton became the first woman to be nominated by a major party to be their presidential candidate. In her acceptance speech she said, “when any barrier falls in America, for anyone, it clears the way for everyone.” So we’re going to look
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PHILADELPHIA – Since the beginning of his presidency, Barack Obama’s opponents have tried to make him something he is not: an angry black man and/or some foreign “other” not entitled to claim the American story as his own. President Obama, with his Democratic National Convention speech on Wednesday night, answered back. He both endorsed Hillary
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CHARLOTTE, NC — A new email scandal, angry Bernie supporters, and a historic nomination are all part of the roller coaster ride towards unity at this year’s Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. WCCB Political Contributor Mary C. Curtis talks to us from Philly about the DNC and gives us the inside scoop on what’s going down.
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Democrats gather in Philadelphia to formally select their presidential candidate. Could Hillary Clinton be the next president of the United States?
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Democrats choose a candidate, with some bumps along the way.
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PHILADELPHIA — When you want to put on a memorable show, you cast a superstar to get it started. Is anyone surprised to see a Michelle Obama speech scheduled for Monday, Day One of the Democratic National Convention? Without even attending the convention the Republicans just wrapped up in Cleveland, the first lady found a way
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PHILADELPHIA – In politics, nuance is often a negative, particularly in the middle of a cutthroat presidential campaign. So while Hillary Clinton’s position — supporting and sympathizing with both police officers and the mothers of African Americans killed in encounters with police — is a reasonable one, it doesn’t quite fit on a bumper sticker.
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