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From Powerhouse to Punchline: The North Carolina G.O.P. Implosion

New York Times ·First reported 44m ago

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Republicans in North Carolina saw their state as a firewall, gerrymandered to protect incumbents even if Democrats kept winning the governorship. This week, the wall shattered.

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