Three John Locke Foundation experts spent much of election night offering analysis to statewide broadcast media audiences. President John Hood offered his insights to News 14 Carolina viewers throughout the course of the evening, while Carolina Journal Associate Editor Barry Smith enlightened UNC Public Television viewers during both on-air segments and continuous Internet commentary. JLF Vice President for Outreach Becki Gray offered her election-night expertise to listeners of WPTF Radio and the statewide N.C. News Network.
CJ Managing Editor Rick Henderson prerecorded an interview about Republicans’ prospects for increased control of state government. It aired during WKNC Radio’s election-night broadcast in conjunction with the Raleigh Public Record. Director of Communications Mitch Kokai joined the WKNC broadcasters in downtown Raleigh for a live interview.
Before the election, Vice President for Communications Jon Ham spent 45 minutes discussing late-breaking electoral developments with Chad Adams on WLTT Radio. Kokai offered pre-election analysis to the Daily Tar Heel and Fayetteville Observer. PharmacyChoice.com picked up the Fayetteville article. The DTH also quoted Kokai in a post-election story.
After the election, political columnist Rob Christensen interviewed Hood for a piece on North Carolina conservatives’ electoral gains. It appeared in both the News & Observer and Charlotte Observer. Hood shared his thoughts about state-level electoral results with readers of National Review Online’s primary blog, “The Corner.”
N.C. Senate Republicans promoted in their daily press emails Hood’s post-election column and Henderson’s election recap article. The Senate GOP also highlighted Hood’s column on North Carolina politics turning upside down.
Gray will discuss election-related issues during her latest appearance this weekend as a guest panelist on N.C. Spin. The elections are also dominating her semiweekly politics and public policy updates for WTSB Radio listeners. Gray dissected election results during a presentation for the Blue Ridge Republican Women’s Club.
A Durham Herald-Sun article about Orange County’s vote to approve a transit tax cited JLF opposition to the plan.
