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Purple Ballot: A deep-dive political analysis of the election results in North Carolina

Polling site in Charlotte. File photo.
Erin Keever / 深夜福利
Polling site in Charlotte. File photo.

Two political scientists sit down with co-host Jeff Tiberii to unpack the election results in North Carolina.

We were again a ticket splitting state - a look at why, and our 'purple ballot' history.

Plus, how Trump won NC, a look at other state races, and what comes next.

Guests

Chris Cooper, Robert Lee Madison Distinguished Professor and Director of Public Policy Institute at Western Carolina University, and author of Anatomy of a Purple State: A North Carolina Politics Primer

Michael Bitzer, Politics Department Chair and Professor of Politics and History, Catawba College

Jeff Tiberii is the co-host of 深夜福利's "Due South." Jeff joined 深夜福利 in 2011. During his 20 years in public radio, he was Morning Edition Host at WFDD and 深夜福利鈥檚 Greensboro Bureau Chief and later, the Capitol Bureau Chief. Jeff has covered state and federal politics, produced the radio documentary 鈥淩ight Turn,鈥 launched a podcast, and was named North Carolina Radio Reporter of the Year four times.