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Election 2008

Election 2008 from NPR & WUNC

The two leading contenders in the race for North Carolina governor will debate Tuesday evening. Hear it on the radio and here online. The debate between Republican Pat McCrory and Democrat Bev Perdue begins at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Party Conventions

NPR has archived audio and reports from both the Republican & Democrat National Conventions.

Public Insight Radio Convention Specials

North Carolina Public Radio and Public Insight Network partner stations presented special broadcasts from the Republican & Democrat National Conventions. "Behind Party Lines - What it means to be a Democrat/Republican" aired the voices of delegates from the state of North Carolina and others at the convention. You can hear archived versions of these broadcasts below:

Hear "Behind Party Lines - What it means to be a Democrat"

Hear "Behind Party Lines - What it means to be a Republican"

General Election Debates: September and October 2008

NPR will provide live anchored coverage of the presidential and vice presidential debates this fall. That coverage will be anchored from Washington with NPR staff reporters joining from each debate site. Our coverage will likely begin at 9pmET, which is the scheduled start time for each debate. The schedule from the Commission on Presidential Debates is as below and is subject to change:

Presidential Debate on Domestic Policy
Friday, September 26
University of Mississippi
Oxford, Mississippi

Vice Presidential Debate on Domestic and Foreign Policy
Thursday, October 2
Washington University
St. Louis, Missouri

Presidential Debate, Town Meeting
Tuesday, October 7
Belmont University
Nashville, Tennessee

Presidential Debate on Foreign Policy
Wednesday, October 15
Hofstra Univeristy
Hempstead, New York