Michael Bitzer
@bowtiepolitics
Professor of Politics & History; Director, @ncpolitics.bsky.social. Manager, Old North State Politics blog (@oldnorthstpolitics.bsky.social). Interested in NC politics, Southern US politics, & US Politics.
Replacement GOP Candidate for NC’s 11th Congressional District is selected (via @newsobserver.com) #ncpol
One of the leading GOP candidates for the NC 11th Congressional District has withdrawn from consideration. #ncpol
Statement by Sen. Thom Tillis on the president’s push for “anti-weaponization” fund #ncpol
The Pump Is Becoming a Political Pressure Point in North Carolina Gasoline is something voters experience every time they fill up. In a campaign increasingly defined by affordability, that everyday experience could have political consequences. ncpoliticscenter.substack.com/p/the-pump-i... #ncpol
NCSBE Executive Director addresses the recent federal announcement about SAVE results for North Carolina #ncpol
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) on consideration of the SAVE America Act #ncpol
And we are hearing from the lower chamber (a US Senate colloquialism) about the US Senate vacancy in SC
Platner “said he was ‘suspending campaign operations’ and added, ‘I intend to file my paperwork to withdraw.’”
In August 2024, the Catawba-YouGov Survey asked 1,000 North Carolinians about the state's 17 days of early, in-person voting. Nearly 7 out of 10 said it was about right Democrats: 75% said it was about right Independents: 69% Republicans: 64% www.catawba.edu/news/all-new... #ncpol
Giving my final final exam for AY26-27 today in Southern US Politics and this popped up in my 'memories' from the last time I taught Southern Politics. Good times.
A royal reminder from the UK to the US on the 250th anniversary of what would eventually become fundamental democratic-republican principles
well, most of the districts look fairly 'compact' at least. #flpol www.foxnews.com/politics/ron...
Well, it’s been a heck of a Thursday. Am so honored and humbled by my colleagues and institution.
Happy Saint George’s Day to all who celebrate (bowtie courtesy of my British admin assistant)
As a reminder: Only 18% of North Carolinians support "boots on the ground" in Iran, per March 2026 @catawbacollege.bsky.social - @today.yougov.com Survey. Overall 58% oppose: 73% of Democrats, 63% of Independents, & 39% of Republicans More at ncpoliticscenter.substack.com/p/trump-appr... #ncpol
The President goes after the leader of 53 million Catholics in the United States: "Leo should be thankful because, as everyone knows, he was a shocking surprise. He wasn’t on any list to be Pope, ... If I wasn’t in the White House, Leo wouldn’t be in the Vatican."
"Jameel Jaffer, a longtime human rights lawyer & lecturer at Columbia Univ, said Trump’s latest threat to extinguish a 'whole civilization' meets the 'very definition of terrorism — to seek to achieve political ends through violence or threats of violence directed at civilians.'” wapo.st/4v6b810
#ncpol public opinion on the war with Iran: catawba.edu/news/all-new...
Second, 1,000 (weighted) North Carolina respondents were asked by the Catawba-YouGov Survey in March: "How much do you agree or disagree with the following statement: The U.S. intervention in Iran aligns with Donald Trump's America first policy." #ncpol
What is going to be the South’s impact on 2026 mid-terms? Alan Abramowitz (Emory) & John McGlennon (William and Mary) discuss their research in “The 2026 Midterm Elections in the South” Dems can’t move too much in the South, but enough of a national dynamic will have some impact #SoPoliticsSymp