What can we learn from North Carolina's elections?
On Point | Podcast
WBUR
4.2 • 3.5K Ratings
🗓️ 18 November 2024
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
Donald Trump won North Carolina. But Democrats in the state swept every major executive branch race, including governor, and broke the Republican supermajority in the statehouse. What explains this split?
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| 0:16.6 | This is On Point. I'm Megna Chakrabardi and happy Monday, everyone. Today, we're continuing to take a look at how American voters showed in the 2024 election |
| 0:26.3 | that neither party should take how voters think or behave for granted. |
| 0:33.3 | You might have heard our other shows on the state of Missouri and the one about Star County, Texas. |
| 0:37.8 | If you haven't, definitely check them out in our podcast feed. |
| 0:41.1 | They are super interesting. |
| 0:42.6 | Today, it's off to the Tar Hill State. |
| 0:46.1 | Hello to North Carolina, because I've been at North Carolina a lot lately, you probably see. |
| 0:52.5 | President-elect Donald Trump won North Carolina's 16 electoral votes with 51 percent, according to the Associated Press. |
| 1:01.3 | Vice President Kamala Harris got roughly 48 percent of the North Carolina vote. |
| 1:06.3 | But down the ballot, Democrats swept many major statewide races. |
| 1:12.0 | We chose hope over hate. |
| 1:14.9 | Competence over chaos. |
| 1:19.3 | Decency over division. |
| 1:22.5 | That's who we are as North Carolinians. |
| 1:25.6 | And I am so honored that you have elected me to be your next |
| 1:30.9 | governor. Democrat Josh Stein won the state's gubernatorial race, beating Republican Mark Robinson |
| 1:38.4 | in a landslide. Stein got roughly 55% of the vote, according to the Associated Press. |
| 1:44.3 | Robinson, just 40%. |
| 1:46.5 | Now, Robinson is North Carolina's current lieutenant governor. |
| 1:51.5 | Inside North Carolina, he has been a highly controversial figure for years. |
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