NC SPIN Podcasts

Question to Peg O’Connell and Leo Daughtry – A Democratic back group is suing the state to loosen rules for absentee mail-in ballots, saying that the continued likelihood of COVID-19 will cause a lot of voters to want to vote by mail. They want to have two witness signatures and a prepaid return mail envelope with every ballot. The legislature has so far refused to pass legislation with these stipulations. What do you think of this lawsuit and what are its chances of winning?

NC SPIN episode #1121 Air Date 05/08/2020

Topics:

Easing restrictions

Legislature approves COVID-19 funding

DOT cash problems

Tell Us Something We Don’t Know

Panelists:

Peg O’Connell, Communications consulant/political analyst

John Hood, Syndicated columnist and author

And by Skype we have

Leo Daughtry, Former State Senator, BOG member

Chris Fitzsimon, Director, State’s newsroom

This week Tom Campbell discusses a writer that he reads and how sentiments in NC are changing due to Covid-19.

Question to Brad Crone and Patrick Sebastian – COVID-19 has been the chief topic of conversation since March but we still have the 2020 elections in November. What are going to be the issues and how should candidates be preparing to wage their campaigns?

Question to Brad Crone and Patrick Sebastian – COVID-19 has been the chief topic of conversation since March but we still have the 2020 elections in November. What are going to be the issues and how should candidates be preparing to wage their campaigns?

NC SPIN episode #1120 Air Date 05/01/2020

Topics:

The Legislature's Back

When and How to Reopen

Nursing Homes

Tell us something we don't know

Panelists:

Becki Gray, VP John Locke Foundation

Patrick Sebastian, Political consultant

Chris Fitzsimon, Director, State’s Newsroom

Brad Crone, Communications consultant

Tom Campbell, Moderator

This week Tom Campbell is joined by his wife Lib Campbell to discuss how North Carolina will emerge from the Coronavirus pandemic.

NC SPIN episode #1119 Air Date 04/24/2020

This week Tom Campbell interviews Governor Roy Cooper and State Representative Craig Horn.

They discuss what it will take for stay at home restrictions to be relaxed and what this all means for education in our state.

This week Tom Campbell discusses how the news media you choose can make it seem like we live on two different planets.

NC SPIN episode #1118 Air Date 04/16/2020

Because of COVID-19 our normal NC SPIN with our panel of experts has once again been changed so this week we have a really special program featuring a North Carolina doctor who is also a congressman. Tune in to hear how Congressman Greg Murphy believes we are progressing with coronavirus on this week’s NC SPIN.