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15 Jan, 2026

Democratic Funder Mobilizing Money and Resources to Flip NC Congressional Seats Back to Blue

April 20, 2018 Jon Ponder

Riding the tea-party wave, Republicans took control of North Carolina for the first time since the 1860s, back when the GOP was the liberal party. Anticipating a Blue Wave in 2016, billionaire Tom Steyer is signaling his intent to help Democrats regain control of the Tar Heel state.

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Democratic Funder Mobilizing Money and Resources to Flip NC Congressional Seats Back to Blue

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“If you told him Martians came and stole votes, he’d be inclined to believe it.”

— Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), quoted by the New York Times, in secret grand jury testimony on Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss.

“Why are prices so high under Joe Biden?”

— House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), talking to reporters in January 2026.

“If I were you, Mr. President, I would kill the leadership that are killing the people.”

— Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), on Fox News, urging President Trump to kill Iran’s supreme leader.

Numerati

51.6%

15 million

335,000

New data reveals that a staggering 335,000 federal workers left government work last year, with the vast majority quitting or retiring — only 11,000 were a result of layoffs from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, the Washington Post reports.

10%

$1.5 trillion