A Brookings Institution column this year concluded this way Though President Trump is a candidate whose personal behavior has often been at odds with the values espoused by many evangelicals any potential path he has to remain in the White House after January must pass between the pews of white evangelical churches In turn Democratic Party leaders have opportunities to interrupt that passage by paying attention to evangelicals especially unaffiliated evangelicals persuadable to add their votes to the Democratic coalition In short Evangelical Christians are the key voting demographic in a national election which explains why there is so much [... more]

Candidates in North Carolina's high-profile elections have been coping with the impact of the COVID- pandemic Now they could face challenges linked to looting and riots that followed protests of the controversial Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd Rick Henderson Carolina Journal editor-in-chief analyzes potential impacts of these unforeseen developments on the state's most important electoral contests The pandemic has caused stress for North Carolina's meat supply State Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler assessed this issue and other ag-related challenges during a recent online forum sponsored by the John Locke Foundation The John Locke Foundation and Washington D C -based Brookings [... more]

The COVID- pandemic has generated more attention for telemedicine As more people access health care through their phones and computers the John Locke Foundation and Brookings Institution have prepared a new telemedicine report Co-author Jordan Roberts JLF's health care policy analyst discusses the report's key findings and recommendations North Carolina has entered the first stage of Gov Roy Cooper's phased reopening of the state's economy Critics contend the state ought to be reopening more quickly During a recent online forum sponsored by the John Locke Foundation N C House Speaker Tim Moore R-Cleveland offered his ideas for moving North Carolina's [... more]

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