Cal Cunningham’s Problematic Ties to Shady Super PAC

Andrew Stiles
September 24, 2020 3:50 PM

Cal Cunningham, the Democrat running for Senate in North Carolina, has a narrow campaign platform: He served in the military (as a lawyer), opposes corruption, and is pro-democracy. The millions of dollars he's receiving in outside campaign contributions, however, don't seem to bother him.

Democrat Cal Cunningham Is a Democrat But Doesn’t Want Voters to Know He’s a Democrat

Andrew Stiles
September 22, 2020 5:20 PM

Democrat Cal Cunningham is running for Senate as a Democrat in North Carolina. Voters who aren't obsessed with politics but can't escape the monsoon of political ads this time of year might not be aware of Cunningham's party affiliation. That's because, for some reason, the candidate doesn't mention it in his campaign ads.

Cal Cunningham Fuels Anti-Vaccine Conspiracies, Says He’d Be ‘Hesitant’ to Take

NC Senate hopeful is 'just asking questions' about potential COVID-19 vaccine

Andrew Stiles
September 14, 2020 9:30 PM

Cal Cunningham, the Democrat running for Senate in North Carolina, said he would be “hesitant” to take a COVID-19 vaccine approved by the FDA, citing “underlying political and financial influences” in Washington and encouraging the American people to “ask questions.”

Cal Cunningham Touted ‘Merits’ of Communism as Student Leader

Andrew Stiles
July 29, 2020 3:20 PM

Cal Cunningham, the former state legislator who defeated a qualified black woman in North Carolina's Democratic Senate primary, touted the "merits" of communist and Marxist ideology as UNC-Chapel Hill student body president in the 1990s.

NC Teachers’ Union Demands Universal Health Care, Welfare for Illegal Immigrants to Reopen Schools

Labor group disrupts North Carolina reopening plan

Collin Anderson
July 17, 2020 6:00 PM

A North Carolina teachers' union is calling for the implementation of universal health care and welfare benefits for illegal immigrants in order to reopen schools in the fall.

NC Dem Takes Millions From Coronavirus Program He Criticized

Cunningham's trash firm took $1 to $2 million from 'unacceptable' Trump program

Collin Anderson
July 7, 2020 5:00 AM

North Carolina Democratic Senate nominee Cal Cunningham's company collected up to $2 million in taxpayer dollars in coronavirus relief even as he said that the Paycheck Protection Program "harms communities."

Boring White Man Cal Cunningham Is Exactly What Chuck Schumer Wanted for NC Senate Candidate

Andrew Stiles
June 16, 2020 4:00 PM

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) was perfectly clear about the kind of candidate he wanted North Carolina Democrats to nominate to face incumbent senator Thom Tillis (R.) in 2020.

Schumer-Backed N.C. Senate Candidate Who Crushed Black Female Challenger Awkwardly Explains Commitment to Diversity

Andrew Stiles
May 20, 2020 3:00 PM

Cal Cunningham won the Democratic nomination for the Senate in North Carolina by defeating Erica Smith, a qualified African-American woman. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) went all in for Cunningham because, according to Smith, he "did not want an African American running for Senate in North Carolina."

Schumer Successfully Blocks Black Woman From N.C. Senate Nom

Andrew Stiles
March 4, 2020 1:20 PM

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) succeeded in his arguably racist quest to prevent a black woman from winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in North Carolina.

Corporate-Funded DSCC Spends Thousands Attacking Tillis for Taking Corporate Money

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David Rutz
February 6, 2020 10:55 AM

The corporate-backed Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has a new ad against Sen. Thom Tillis (R., N.C.) for being overly "influenced by corporate PAC money."