RUTHLESS politicians often try to pin their own vices on their critics: anti-corruption campaigners, for example, frequently find themselves accused of graft. So it has proved with North Carolina’s Republicans. A federal court recently found that voting restrictions they passed in the state legislature targeted African-Americans with “almost surgical precision”. Now, having botched the race for governor, some are baselessly alleging voter fraud among their opponent’s supporters.
Before the election, several opinion polls in North Carolina suggested that both Hillary Clinton and Deborah Ross, the Democratic candidate for the Senate, would win. In the event, both lost soundly. But Roy Cooper, the Democratic contender for governor, narrowly held on to his lead over Pat McCrory, the incumbent. At the last official count, Mr Cooper was ahead by over 7,000 votes, though his team thinks the real figure is higher. He has duly declared himself the victor. But, facing the prospect of becoming the first governor of North Carolina to fail in a re-election bid, Mr McCrory has refused to accept...Continue reading
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