Inside Politics: Election 2022

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

Inside Politics: Election 2022 episodes

April 16, 2020 How Does Charlotte Reopen?
The country – and North Carolina – is talking about reopening. But what will that look like? And how will we know it’s safe to reopen?
24 min
April 02, 2020 With Coronavirus Pandemic, The President Can’t Have Rallies. But He’s Still In the Spotlight
President Trump can't hold his Make America Great Again rallies with the coronavirus pandemic limiting social gatherings. But his nightly press conferences are still a way of getting air time.
21 min
March 19, 2020 Can Charlotte Cancel The RNC Over Coronavirus? And Will We See A Surge In Mail Voting?
Can the city of Charlotte cancel the RNC? And how have other national emergencies – like the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic – impacted our elections?
16 min
March 05, 2020 The Rise Of The Shadow Convention: After Being Evicted From The 2016 RNC, Bob Orr Plans His Own
Former North Carolina Supreme Court justice Robert Orr was kicked out of the 2016 RNC for not supporting Donald Trump. Now he's planning a "shadow convention" in 2020 in Charlotte.
16 min
February 20, 2020 Will the RNC Really Make It Rain?
The RNC is supposed to have a huge economic impact on a city. But how much money is Charlotte set to gain (and lose) with the 2020 Republican National Convention? Judging by the 2012 DNC in Charlotte, it's hard to tell.
19 min
February 06, 2020 Two Charlotte Political Conventions, Then And Now
We do some compare-and-contrast between 2012, the last time Charlotte hosted a convention, and now as we’re preparing for the RNC.
20 min
January 23, 2020 Charlotte’s Hosting the 2020 RNC. Here’s How We Got There.
How did Charlotte come to land the 2020 Republican National Convention?

It’s actually a 20-year journey, dating back to the late 1990s and two failed attempts to land national political conventions.

Let’s go back to what Charlotte was like 20 years ago.
21 min
December 20, 2019 Trailer For Inside Politics: The RNC In Charlotte
Charlotte’s preparing for 50,000 visitors this summer for the 2020 Republican National Convention. That brings up a number of questions: How did the little blue dot of Charlotte win the bid to host the big red conference of the RNC? How does a political convention even work? And how will it impact the city … Read More Read More
2 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.