North Carolina is a political player, a battleground state visited and fought over by national candidates in both parties. And Charlotte has had challenges that mirror those of many big American cities: protests and debates over police reform and frustrations that all citizens don’t share in its economic growth and opportunity. Mary C. Curtis speaks to Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles about the election and what comes next.
POLITICAL WRAP: Two Days until the Election
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Two days until Election Day and early voting records show a tight race and an involved electorate.
Candidates and their families are flooding North Carolina in the closing days of the campaign.
So, will we know the results on Election Night?
Some political experts say we might not know who won for days or weeks.
Our political contributor Mary C. Curtis gives us her take as we approach Election Day.
Nov012020
POLITICAL WRAP: Comparing COVID Responses; Supreme Court Nominee Vote on Monday
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The parties, taking different approaches as the U.S. reaches a daily record high number of COVID cases.
Meantime, Vice President Mike Pence remains on the campaign trail, despite several of his aides testing positive.
Our political contributor Mary C. Curtis has more on this and on Monday’s expected conformation of Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett.
Oct252020
What’s in a name? Identity, pride and love. Ask Kamala Harris
Every person’s name is special. It demands respect.
I learned how seriously I felt about that at a pre-coronavirus conference, when a speaker who fancied himself Don Rickles but came off more like the rude uncle at a holiday party, prefaced his remarks with a self-styled roast. It supposedly poked “fun” at the attendees, including, apparently, those he barely knew. (And frankly, except for an occasional greeting at conferences past, I did not know this man from a can of paint.)
Oct222020
Mary C. Curtis: Candidates Try to Close Deal in North Carolina
CHARLOTTE, NC — Less than 2 weeks until election day and both campaigns are making their rounds to key states including, North Carolina.
WCCB political contributor Mary C. Curtis talks about the candidates final push ahead of November 3rd.
Oct212020
POLITICAL WRAP: Candidates in North Carolina; Final Presidential Debate
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Two weeks and two days until the November 3rd election.
Millions across the country have already voted early, including more than 98,000 people in Mecklenburg County.
The candidates are in our area this week, fighting for any voters who remain undecided.
President Trump will hold a rally in Gastonia on Wednesday, while former Vice President Joe Biden spent the day Sunday in Durham.
Our political contributor Mary C. Curtis has more in the video above.
Oct182020
The ‘invisible’ people who pay the price for Trump’s COVID malpractice
Despite the late nights and long hours that took my father away more than this daddy’s girl would have liked, he never stopped being my hero. I knew that when he finished his day job, changed clothes and headed to his extra shifts tending bar or waiting tables for local caterers, he was doing it for a reason. Lots of them, actually —my mom, two sisters, two brothers and me.
For someone as proud as he was, it was a sacrifice because of what he had to put up with from people with a lot more money and a lot less character. They treated him like he was “invisible,” or worse, and he put up with it, for us.
What he did not have to do is endure the recklessness of a boss who willfully and deliberately exposed him to a deadly virus in the name of politics.
But others very much like him do.
Oct082020
