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How Republicans outsmarted themselves on the NC Supreme Court [View all]
How Republicans outsmarted themselves on the NC Supreme Court
BY COLIN CAMPBELL
October 22, 2018 03:00 AM
Updated October 22, 2018 03:00 AM
Incumbent N.C. Supreme Court Justice Barbara Jackson is probably going to lose her seat, and her own political party is at fault.
In a normal year, Jackson would benefit from her experience — she’s a well-respected judge who’s been in office for eight years. She’d likely be in a tight, one-on-one race with a Democrat.
But Jackson’s fellow Republicans in the legislature decided to change the rules of the game, canceling the primary that would have crowned a single candidate from each party. They claimed the cancellation was needed because lawmakers were still tweaking district lines for local judges. That redistricting wouldn’t have impacted Supreme Court and Court of Appeals candidates who run statewide, but their primaries got cancelled too.
BY COLIN CAMPBELL
October 22, 2018 03:00 AM
Updated October 22, 2018 03:00 AM
Incumbent N.C. Supreme Court Justice Barbara Jackson is probably going to lose her seat, and her own political party is at fault.
In a normal year, Jackson would benefit from her experience — she’s a well-respected judge who’s been in office for eight years. She’d likely be in a tight, one-on-one race with a Democrat.
But Jackson’s fellow Republicans in the legislature decided to change the rules of the game, canceling the primary that would have crowned a single candidate from each party. They claimed the cancellation was needed because lawmakers were still tweaking district lines for local judges. That redistricting wouldn’t have impacted Supreme Court and Court of Appeals candidates who run statewide, but their primaries got cancelled too.
More at link.
https://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/article220316565.html
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