Chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party Anderson Clayton joins 97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell on Wednesday, May 20. With the 2026 general elections coming up, Clayton shares what her team and party is focused on going into the pivotal midterms. She shares takeaways from Democrats’ performance and voting patterns in March’s primary cycle, how the party’s strategy of prioritizing participation in rural communities is paying off, and how Clayton is trying to use North Carolina as an example amid the national debate around partisan gerrymandering and the nullification of the Voting Rights Act. Finally, the party chair details some unheralded races this fall that she wants to raise awareness about.
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Anderson Clayton on N.C. Democratic Party's General Election Preparation — On Air Today (May 20, 2026)Chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party Anderson Clayton joins 97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell on Wednesday, May 20.
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