Inside the North Carolina GOP’s Decade-Long Push to Seize Power From the State’s Democratic Governors

Inside the North Carolina GOP’s Decade-Long Push to Seize Power From the State’s Democratic Governors

In November 2024, Democrat Josh Stein scored an emphatic victory in the race to become North Carolina’s governor, drubbing his Republican opponent by almost 15 percentage points.

His honeymoon didn’t last long, however.

Two weeks after his win, the North Carolina legislature’s Republican supermajority fast-tracked a bill that would transform the balance of power in the state.