Inside Politics: Election 2022

By Steve Harrison, Tim Funk, Jim Morrill | Charlotte Journalism Collaborative

Inside Politics: Election 2022 episodes

June 21, 2022 The Jan. 6 hearings' impact on NC’s U.S. Senate race and Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson still making controversial comments
We take a look at the Jan. 6 hearings and North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race. Followed by a talk about our lieutenant governor, Mark Robinson, who’s been in the news for a series of controversial comments.
38 min
June 07, 2022 The politics of race, guns and North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race
The politics of race, guns and North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race are the focus of this episode of Inside Politics: Election 2022.
37 min
May 24, 2022 Ex-Charlotte mayors McCrory and Cannon lose comeback bids: An analysis of the NC primary
On this episode Inside Politics: Election 2022, we discuss the results of the May 17 primary in North Carolina and look ahead to the general election. We’ll also take a look at the upcoming Charlotte City Council election in July.
40 min
May 10, 2022 North Carolina’s final 2022 U.S. Senate candidates will be decided next week
In this week’s episode of Inside Politics: Election 2022, we’re going to discuss the race for the U.S. Senate in North Carolina. It’s expected that former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley will win the Democratic primary on May 17. On the Republican side, U.S. Rep. Ted Budd and former Gov. Pat McCrory are the leading contenders.
29 min
April 26, 2022 Charlotte's City Council race includes a mayor who went to prison and other former members
In this episode of Inside Politics: Election 2022, we take a look at Charlotte City Council. Specifically, we're going to dig into the race for the council's four at-large seats. That’s where former Mayor Patrick Cannon is running in the Democratic primary on May 17. Cannon spent time in federal prison for accepting $50,000 in cash and gifts when he was on council and mayor.
30 min
April 12, 2022 Aimy Steele on the New North Carolina Project and a look at North Carolina's unaffiliated voters
We hear from Aimy Steele, founder and executive director of the New North Carolina Project. Then, Chris Cooper, a political scientist at Western Carolina University, joins us to talk about the rise of the unaffiliated voter in North Carolina.
37 min
March 29, 2022 North Carolina's political maps and assessing the state's Democratic and Republican parties
In the first episode of Inside Politics: Election 2022, we discuss the political maps in place for North Carolina’s congressional and legislative races. Then we’ll assess the state of North Carolina’s Democratic and Republican parties, and their challenges.
40 min
March 29, 2022 Meet host Jim Morrill
One of three hosts of Inside Politics, Jim Morrill is a native of the Chicago area who's worked in the Carolinas since 1979. He covered politics and government for the Charlotte Observer for almost 40 years.
1 min
March 29, 2022 Meet host Tim Funk
One of three hosts of Inside Politics, Tim Funk spent most of his 40-year journalism career at The Charlotte Observer, covering politics in its Raleigh bureau and, later, as its Washington correspondent.
2 min
March 29, 2022 Meet host Steve Harrison
One of three hosts of Inside Politics, Steve Harrison is WFAE's politics and government reporter.
1 min

About Inside Politics: Election 2022

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The podcast looking at this year's election, Inside Politics: Election 2022 will talk about the big issues like North Carolina's new political maps, the leadership of the political parties, race and equity, and the happenings on the campaign trail. We'll also look at the role of the coronavirus pandemic in campaign messaging and political advertising. We'll see where the candidates are connecting — and where there are disconnects.