Christopher Cooper, Author at The Assembly NC https://www.theassemblync.com/author/christopher-cooper/ North Carolina's digital magazine on place and power Tue, 03 Jun 2025 21:11:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.theassemblync.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/cropped-TA_Mark_Black_Square-32x32.png Christopher Cooper, Author at The Assembly NC https://www.theassemblync.com/author/christopher-cooper/ 32 32 210991526 Democrats’ Long Shot Hope in the Mountains https://www.theassemblync.com/politics/11th-district-north-carolina-chuck-edwards-democrats/ Wed, 04 Jun 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=47688 Could the 11th district be Democrats’ best hope to pick up a U.S. House seat in 2026? Some think it’s not out of the question.]]>

Could the 11th district be Democrats’ best hope to pick up a U.S. House seat in 2026? Some think it’s not out of the question.

]]> 47688 Why Thom Tillis Shouldn’t Worry About the Primary https://www.theassemblync.com/politics/senate-race-thom-tillis-republican-primary-2026-nc/ Sun, 16 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=39654 Trump and his advisers have bashed the N.C senator. A political scientist explains why their efforts to replace him are almost certain to fail. ]]>

Trump and his advisers have bashed the N.C senator. A political scientist explains why their efforts to replace him are almost certain to fail.

]]> 39654 The Short Life and Quiet Death of Ranked-Choice Voting in North Carolina https://www.theassemblync.com/politics/elections/ranked-choice-votingnorth-carolina-elections/ Mon, 13 May 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=18890 Ranked-choice voting is now the hottest electoral reform in the U.S. We tried and quickly abandoned it 16 years ago. Why?]]>

Ranked-choice voting is now the hottest electoral reform in the U.S. We tried and quickly abandoned it 16 years ago. Why?

]]> 18890 5 Takeaways on Redistricting https://www.theassemblync.com/politics/north-carolina-redistricting-maps/ Mon, 23 Oct 2023 13:03:08 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=10793 Here’s what was both surprising and unsurprising in the new proposed district maps Republicans released last week. ]]>

Here’s what was both surprising and unsurprising in the new proposed district maps Republicans released last week.

]]> 10793 Who Can Beat Madison Cawthorn? https://www.theassemblync.com/politics/elections/who-can-beat-madison-cawthorn/ Thu, 14 Apr 2022 17:44:08 +0000 http://www.theassemblync.com/2022/04/14/who-can-beat-madison-cawthorn/ The young congressman has survived all manner of negative headlines, but in the end his own dalliance with another district might have opened a path to defeat.]]>

The young congressman has survived all manner of negative headlines, but in the end his own dalliance with another district might have opened a path to defeat.

]]> 124 Getting What We Pay For https://www.theassemblync.com/politics/legislation/the-nc-general-assembly-getting-what-we-pay-for/ Tue, 23 Feb 2021 13:31:34 +0000 http://www.theassemblync.com/2021/02/23/getting-what-we-pay-for/ How North Carolina’s legacy of a “citizen legislature” endures, with far-reaching effects on the state and its General Assembly.]]>

How North Carolina’s legacy of a “citizen legislature” endures, with far-reaching effects on the state and its General Assembly.

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