Exposing North Carolina’s liberal/progressive movement.
The Mapping the Left (MTL) project combines data, research and news articles to show the magnitude of the radical Left’s infrastructure in North Carolina. For decades, the liberal/progressive movement has mostly been invisible to the general public. Hiding from the “liberal” label, the well-organized progressive movement has built a network of groups that work together to push an extreme, liberal/progressive agenda that the media has failed to report upon.
Articles
North Carolina’s misconception of the State Board of Elections’ history
For nearly a decade now, the composition and ownership of the North Carolina Board of Elections (NCSBE) have been a…
When should legislators recuse themselves?
The North Carolina General Assembly deals with a cornucopia of issues affecting people’s pocketbooks. Many of those issues affect the…
The Sixteen Thirty Fund: a conduit of outside money into North Carolina politics
The Sixteen Thirty Fund, “the indisputable heavyweight of Democratic dark money,” spends hundreds of millions of dollars to advance left-wing…
County election board mismanagement underscores the need for performance audits
The John Locke Foundation published a research brief in February calling for North Carolina to adopt election performance audits (also…
Further impacts of the Griffin legal challenge
For much of the first half of 2025, Jefferson Griffin’s challenge to several of the state’s election laws took most…
House budget would let election boards hire private counsel
What do you do if you believe that the attorneys tasked with defending a state law or agency sympathize with…
Federal voter registration lawsuit is important but likely premature
North Carolina’s voter rolls are less secure than they should be. One reason for that reduced security is that hundreds…
The issue with tracking North Carolina’s independent expenditures
Getting an accurate number of how much money truly goes into North Carolina elections is complicated. While there are ways…
Jackson County commissioners remove Confederate plaque without a vote
The Jackson County Board of Commissioners removed a plaque from a Confederate monument in early April without public discussion or…
Fix the election problems that Jefferson Griffin exposed
The new board at the State Board of Elections is well-positioned to correct election law violations exposed by Jefferson Griffin’s…
Elections board needs to hold non-compliant independent expenditure groups’ feet to the fire
North Carolina has major issues with accurately representing the money spent on our elections. On paper, our system requires any…
Bill would let you know why your kid’s teacher was fired
As the North Carolina General Assembly hurtles toward the May 8 crossover deadline, legislators are rushing to pass bills. Bills…
