Media Appearances by Michael Bitzer

• NPR's All Things Considered: Voting Rights Groups Help Americans 'Cure' Rejected Ballots
• Swiss Radio: Vying for women's voices
• Washington Post: A legal fight over how to fix ballot errors in North Carolina has left thousands of voters in limbo. Nearly half are people of color.
• News & Observer: Black voters more likely to be left in limbo by NC absentee ballot dispute
• Daily Yonder: Electoral Patchwork: Both Parties Look for Success in a South That Is Less Monolithic
• WRAL: In North Carolina, analysis shows Black voters' mail-in ballots much more likely to be rejected
• Associated Press: Early vote shows signs of Black voters' shift to mail voting
• News & Observer (Opinion): Unaffiliated votes are NC's big unknown, but they're probably breaking toward one party in November
• NPR: There's a Big Focus on Suburbs, But Democrats See Potential Gains Farther Out
• New York Times: Not the Convention, or the Election, North Carolina Republicans Had Hoped For
• WUNC: How Are Some North Carolinians Planning To Vote During The Pandemic?
• NPR: In N.C., Young Voters of Color Unispired by Biden See Defeating Trump As Essential
• NBC News: Southern Democrats look to Harris for spark in Senate races
• WFAE: Charlotte Talks Politics: Biden Nears VP Decision; NC Absentee Ballot Requests Surge
• NBC News: A Trump trap? He's the one who could get a boost from mail voting glitches
• Politico: Trump campaign nears point of no return
• Washington Post: As Trump leans into attacks on mail voting, GOP officials confront signs of Republican turnout crisis
• WCNC: Latest NC polls, absentee ballots and RNC plans
• WXII: NC voters requesting absentee ballots at record rates amid the coronavirus pandemic
• WXII: NC voters support Biden as Trump gets poor marks on virus, race relations in new poll
• Newsweek: Will The Blue Invasion of Red State America Finally Pay off in 2020?
• Carolina Public Press: Bracing for by-mail voting surge like NC has never seen
• WFDD: Surge in Absentee Ballot Requests Linked to Pandemic Concerns
• WRAL: More NC Voters choosing to cast mail-in ballots
• Tying It Together: 2020 Elections--What Role Will Southern Politics, History, and Strategy Play? 
• Charlotte Observer: Coronavirus fears spark 'striking surge' of mail-in ballot requests
• Spectrum News 1: As Trump Launches Culture War, How Will It Play in North Carolina this Election? 
• Charlotte Magazine: Outmanned Old Party--The GOP in Charlotte, Past and Present
• WFAE's Charlotte Talks: The Race for the United States Senate
• AP: Trump won't be in Charlotte, but RNC may still hold events
• Aljazeera: US Republicans to shift August convention away from Charlotte
• WCNC: Trump threatens to move RNC out of Charlotte
• WTHR: Republicans touring 6 cities for national convention 'celebration'
• Scalawag: What will it take for progressive to win the South in November
• Spectrum News: The Politics of COVID-19 at the State Level
• Charlotte Agenda: Who is Suing North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper now?
• Spectrum News: RNC2020--Unpacking the Politics of a Party Convention
• Milwaukee Business Journal: Can the Republican National Convention be moved out of Charlotte, as Trump suggests? 
• Raleigh News & Observer: Here's what happens if there's a U.S. Senate vacancy from North Carolina this year
• Levine Museum of the New South: "A History of the North Carolina Republican Party" 
• Spectrum News: Polls Show Strong Stay-Home Support Despite Protests
• Mountain Xpress: Political candidates staying home during COVID-19
• WFAE's Charlotte Talks: America on Edge, Heading for a Long, Hot Summer
• Charlotte Observer: Rival slams NC congressman for 'reckless and dangerous' behavior at reopen rally
• Charlotte Observer: 'A hell of a drug': How partisanship is infecting the debate over coronavirus response
• The Cook Political Report: Battleground North Carolina: The Suburban Vote, by Amy Walter
• New York Times: How the Virus Crisis Could Help a Red-State Governor Stay in Office
• The Hill: Governors rebuke Trump for claiming 'total' authority
• Facing South: Lawsuit seeks to ease North Carolina's new limits on voting by mail
• Charlotte Observer: Two new NC polls paint a different picture
• WSOC: Justice Department to review NC Sen. Burr's stock sale amid coronavirus crisis
• Elon University: "North Carolina and the 2020 Election" Speakers Series
• New York Times: Want Clarity on the Sanders-Biden Face-Off? North Carolina May Provide It
• Raleigh News & Observer: No runoff in the NC presidential primmary. But what about other races?
• Charleston (SC) Post & Courier: South Carolina picked Joe Biden. Will it be enough to shake up the 2020 race?
• Salisbury Post: Voters face uphill climb to being well-informed for primary
• Charlotte Observer: Saturday is the last day to vote early. Here's the turnout so far in Mecklenburg.
• New York Times: Super Tuesday States: A Look at Six Key Battlegrounds
• WRAL: Early voting numbers portend busy Election Day 
• WFDD: Carolina Curious: What's the Safest Way to Vote? 
• WFDD: Carolina Curious: What Makes NC So Purple?
• WBTV: Presidential candidates get ready to descend on Carolinas
• High Point Enterprise: Early voting takes hold over 20 years
• Greensboro News & Record: Days after New Hampshire, Sanders stumps in N.C. as Democrats' latest front-runner. 
• Carolina Journal: Twenty-four lawmakers leaving N.C. General Assembly in 2020
• Charlotte Observer: Days after New Hampshire, Sanders stumps in NC as Democrats' latest front-runner
• WFAE's Charlotte Talks: That Escalated Quickly! Taking Stock of a Whirlwind Week in Politics
• WSOC: Ad for U.S. Democratic Senate Candidate Funded by PAC with GOP Ties
• The Davidsonian: NC Senators Vote to Acquit Trump
• WUNC: Why Is North Carolina's Primary Election So Early Now?
• Charlotte Observer: On a crowded Super Tuesday, here's why NC is still a place for candidates to be
• WUNC's The State of Things: What Does The New Decade Mean for Politics?
• WBTV: Charlotte Experts Weigh In On Iraq Airstrike That Killed Iranian Leader
• Raleigh News & Observer: Democrats need 6 seats in 2020 to have a say in decade of maps. Can they do it?
• WRAL: Latest redistricting process led to much fairer maps, analysis shows
• WFAE: Saying There's No Dialogue, Tillis Avoids Traditional Town Halls
• The Davidsonian: Davidson Grad Elected to Congress
• The Christian Science Monitor: 'Rural values' can tilt voters Republican--even for some minorities
• Winston-Salem Journal: Two Forsyth County district may become more competitive under legislature's latest maps
• Charlotte Observer: In NC, a successful experiment in democracy
• AP: NC remap won't necessarily produce Democratic majorities
• The Robeson: Robeson keeps 2 House districts with redone map
• Salisbury Post: Lines change, party representation won't if new maps pass muster
• Laurinburg Exchange: Voters consider more than district lines, partisanship
• Raleigh News & Observer: Republicans favored in new maps after NC redistricting
• Charlotte Observer: New maps could create more competition in Mecklenburg races
• New York Times: In North Carolina, New Political Maps Don't End Old Old Disputes
• WFAE: Under New Maps, Meck's Delegation Could Become All-Democratic
• NPR: A Surprise Vote, Thrown Phone and Partisan 'Mistrust' Roil N.C. As Maps Are Redrawn
• Spectrum News: Lessons Learned from Congressman-elect Bishop's win
• AP: N Carolina special election tests Trump, 2020 GOP prospects
• Charlotte Observer: NC's epic and brazen legislative shenanigans? They make history, again and again. 
• The National Interest: Republicans Outflake Democrats on NC Outside Spending
• WUNC: NC Politics Review: Stealth Voting, A Bellweather Election & A Judge Who Fought for Innocence 
• NPR: North Carolina Scrambles to Redraw Political Maps
• Headlinez Pro: Republicans narrowly hold North Carolina seat as Trump support wanes among suburban voters
• The Laurinburg Exchange: GOP holds House seats, but shows frailty in suburbs
• Roll Call: North Carolina's 9th District highlights trouble spots for both parties
• The Cook Political Report by Amy Walter: The Suburban Vote Isn't as Blue as It Looks
• NBC 4 Washington: Trump-Backed Candidate Wins North Carolina House Seat 
• Carolina Public Press: Bishop, Murphy give GOP two wins in NC congressional special elections
• WRAL: In wake of fraud scandal, voting by mail dropped by two-thirds in 9th District
• Charlotte Observer: How GOP's Dan Bishop beat McCready by a higher margin than 2018 race
• Cheddar: NC Special Election Seen as Test for Trump 2020
• WRAL: Unprecedented? Not really. But House's budget veto override vote almost defies comparison. 
• The Hill: North Carolina gives both parties reason to worry
• Spectrum News: Lessons Learned From Congressman-elect Dan Bishop's Win
• WBTV: What the NC 9 race could mean for the presidential election
• WBTV: https://www.wbtv.com/2019/09/11/political-scientist-dr-michael-bitzer-bishop-win-surprises-race/
• Charlotte Talks: 308 Days Later, the 9th District Is Settled, Just In Time for 2020
• ABC 6: Dems and GOP seek 2020 clues in outcome of North Carolina special election
• Politico Playbook: What tonight could tell us about 2020
• Independent Journal Review: North Carolina Congressional Do-Over Watched for Clues to 2020
• WECT: New election in N.C.'s 9th district Tuesday; Experts say race could be 'canary in the coal mine' for 2020
• New York Times: Trump Campaigns for House Candidate in Closely Watched North Carolina Race
• ABC News: Trump returns to North Carolina for final stretch of special election race
• Fayetteville Observer: Trump's Fayetteville rally signals national implications of NC election
• Vox: The special election in a scandal-plagued North Carolina House district, explained
• The New York Times: In North Carolina Do-Over Election, A Reliable Republican District Is Up For Grabs
• PolitiFact NC: The Bishop campaign says McCready 'really admires socialism.' Pants on Fire! 
• Vice: Why This Election In North Carolina Could Be an Important 2020 Hint for Trump and the GOP
• Politico: Trump heads to N.C. for House special election--and 2020 test run
• The Hill: North Carolina's special House election heads to nail-biter finish
• Voice of America News: North Carolina Special Election Could Hint at Trump's Re-Election Prospects
• The Charlotte Observer: NC 9th District's near-record $10 million in outside spending fuels blitz of TV ads
• Fox 46: NC Legislative Maps labeled "extreme partisan gerrymandering" must be redrawn
• The Charlotte Observer: Charlotte has never had a Latino council member. Three candidates hope to change that. 
• Ballotpedia: NC-03 and NC-09 special elections set for September 10: A look at early voting so far
• The Atlantic: There's No Such Thing as a Do-Over Election
• The Daily Tar Heel: North Carolina's legislative maps are unconstitutional, court rules
• The Daily Tar Heel: Two N.C. congressional districts have elections on Tuesday. Here's what you need to know. 
• Carolina Journal: Redistricting decision won't prevent future gerrymandering disputes, experts say
• WSOC: North Carolina judges toss districts drawn for GOP advantage
• The Greensboro News & Record: 'Toss up' 9th District race gains attention as 2020 warm-up. Who has an edge?
• Wall Street Journal: North Carolina's Redo Election Gives Peek Into 2020
• Washington Post: Trump's favorite rage-attack on Democrats is facing a big test
• Reuters: North Carolina congressional do-over watched for clues in 2020
• Charlotte Observer: In one year, the GOP convention comes to Charlotte. Here's what to expect.
• SplinterNews: "The John Edwards Affair"
• Independent Tribune: Column--"What Ever Happened to the Moderates?"
• WCNC: "District 9 Candidates React to Trump Rally"
• Carolina Journal: "Temporary Spending Measure Eases, But Doesn't End, Budget Stalemate"
• WSOC: NC 9th Congressional District Democrat Dan McCready Raises $1.74 Million in Second Quarter 
• WFAE's Charlotte Talks: Panelist on "Summertime Political Roundup"
• WFAE's Charlotte Talks: Guest host for "How Did Republicans Lock Up the Southern Vote?"
• Ken Rudin's "The Political Junkie" Podcast: "The Way We Were"
• WFAE's Charlotte Talks: Guest Host for "Rufus Edmisten Reflects on Watergate, North Carolina Politics, and How BBQ Tipped An Election"
• WFAE's Charlotte Talks: Guest Host for "Rob Christensen and the Rise and Fall of the Branchhead Boys"
• Charlotte Observer: After a rocky few months, NC Republicans look for a new start at convention
• Charlotte Observer: Voting in the NC 9th? Here's what you need to know. 
• AP/North State Journal: Candidates face off in GOP primary for NC congressional race
• Charlotte Observer: GOP Campaigns in the 9th District offer a preview of the fall election--and 2020
• AP: North Carolina Republicans to debate in race for US House seat
• Charlotte Observer: Realtors' group spending in the 9th District has hit a record $1.3 million
• Charlotte Observer: NC's bribery charges are coming up in a governor's race ad. You may see more. 
• WFDD: Surveying the Landscape as SCOTUS Looks at NC's Gerrymandering Case
• Charlotte Observer: Does voter ID still exist in North Carolina? It's a complicated question
• BYU Radio's Top of Mind with Julie Rose: North Carolina's State of Politics--Partisan Gerrymandering & the Ninth Congressional District
• Davidson College News: Elections Officials Say Public Trust, Transparency Chief Concerns in Handling Fraud Case
• Spectrum News: What Role Will NC Play in the 2020 Democratic Primary?
• Cook Political Report (via DemocraticUnderground): NC-09: The Final House Race of 2018 Remains a Toss-Up
• WCNC: Filing Closes to Run in New 9th District Election
• AP/New York Times: Speedy Deadline for Candidates in North Carolina Election
• AP/New York Times: North Carolina Democrats See Opportunity in Do-over Election
• Washington Post's Monkey Cage Blog: Three Lessons from North Carolina's Tainted Election--And What Comes Next
• WUNC/AP: North Carolina Democrats See Opportunity in 'Do-Over' Election
• Bloomberg/AP: Political Operative Charged in Congressional Race
• Governing: Why A Judge Ruled That the Entire NC Legislature Is Illegitimate 
• Laurinburg Exchange: New Election May Be Filled with Drama
• ABC News: Well-Known Republicans Steer Clear of Disputed US House Race
• WFAE: Charlotte Talks--An Update on State and National Politics
• HuffPost: Mitch McConnell Says DemocratsAre To Blame For Election Fraud That Benefitted Republicans
• US News & World Report: Round 2 Begins in Disputed North Carolina Congressional Election
• Spectrum News: Analysis of Day 3 of the North Carolina Ninth Congressional District Evidentiary Hearing
• Spectrum News: Analysis of Day 2 of the North Carolina Ninth Congressional District Evidentiary Hearing
• Spectrum News: Analysis of Day 1 of the North Carolina Ninth Congressional District Evidentiary Hearing
• Teles Relay: Le scandale de fraude electorale en Caroline du Nord se dirige vers une resolution dramatique
• Asheville Citizen-Times: NC gerrymandering: Turner, McGrady lead reform effort on redistricting
• Vox: North Carolina's election fraud scandal is heading toward a dramatic resolution
• WFDD: Elections Board Readies for Showdown Between 9th District Candidates
• WUNC: North Carolina Congressman Walter Jones Dies
• WFAE's Charlotte Talks: The Dust Settles on the Shutdown While 2020 Ramps Up
• Asheville Citizen-Times: McGrady, Turner Lead Redistricting Reform Effort
• The Daily Tar Heel: A Look Into the Past, Present, and Future of Partisan Gerrymandering in North Carolina
• ABC News: Sanders targets black voters in South Carolina
• Vox: Judge Refuses to Certify GOP Victory in Contested North Carolina Congress Race
• NPR's The Takeaway: North Carolina Judge Allows Election Fraud Investigation to Continue
• NPR's The Takeaway: North Carolina Launches Investigation Into Possible Election Fraud
• WECT: Experts say uncertainty in 9th district could last months
• WFDD: North Carolina's Ninth District: Two Months On, Still In Limbo
• Fayetteville Observer: How much does N.C.'s new legislature look like you?
• WUNC: NC Experts Ponder the 2019 Political Landscape
• Roll Call: Rep. Robert Pittenger Won't Run Even If "Ballot-Harvesting" Probe Causes Primary Do-Over
• The Atlantic: North Carolina Veers Toward a Congressional-Election Do-Over
• The Herald: From Politics to the Pulpit and Back Again: Mark Harris' Rise on the Religious Right
• Fox 46 Charlotte: NC 9th Hearing Set, Mark Harris Will Not Attend
• The Charlotte Observer: After two years on the trail, Democrat McCready quietly planning another race
• New York Times: Democrats Vow Not to Seat Republican Who Claimed Victory in North Carolina
• Vox: Court Dissolves North Carolina Elections Board With Election Fraud Scandal Still Under Investigation
• 538 Politics Podcast: Something Seems Fishy in North Carolina
• HuffPost: Everything You Need to Know About North Carolina's Election Fraud Probe
• The Washington Post: The North Carolina fraud investigation: What we know and what could come next
• Vox: More Evidence Piles Up in North Carolina Election Fraud Scandal
• The New Yorker: Allegations of G.O.P. Election Fraud Shake North Carolina's Ninth District
• WBTV: Fraud Investigation in 9th District Race Ongoing, Certification in Limbo
• NBC News: Vote Fraud Allegations Leave NC House Race Unresolved with No Clear Path Forward
• Vox: The Bizarre Allegations of Ballot Tampering in One of 2018's Closest Elections
• Pew: When Elections Get a Do-Over
• Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Absentee Ballot Fraud Allegations Roil North Carolina U.S. House Race
• MSNBC's The Rachel Maddow Show: Election Fraud Probe Leaves House Seat in Legal No-Man's Land
• WRAL: Elections Board Sets Hearing Date for 9th District Investigation
• The New York Times: North Carolina Election That Looked to be a Republican Victory Now in Limbo
• Esquire: This North Carolina Election Stinks to High Heaven
• NPR: Why Results for a Congressional Race in North Carolina Still Aren't Certified
• The Washington Post: The shoe-leather reporting boosting North Carolina's explosive election fraud investigation
• WRAL: New election in 9th District a growing possibility
• New York Times: North Carolina Fraud Scandal Casts Shadow Over the Primary, Too
• The Charlotte Observer: 'Tangled Web' in Bladen County has questions swirling about votes in the 9th District
• Charlotte Observer: Blue Waves In Urban North Carolina Help Democrats Break GOP 'Supermajorities'
• WFAE: Charlotte Talks: Analysis of Midterm Vote
• Spectrum News: Why Did None of NC's Toss-Up Congressional Districts Flip?
• WFAE: Charlotte Talks Election Special: What's At Stake for NC, National Politics in Midterm?
• Politico: They're Angry, Disgusted and Out for Revenge. But Do They Exist? 
• New York Times: Florence Silenced North Carolina's Political Rancor. But for How Long?
• The Charlotte Observer: Trump is on the minds--if not ballots--of NC voters this year. Who does that help? 
• WRAL: Early voting sets presidential pace
• The Charlotte Observer: 'Unmitigated Chaos': Monday's Court Ruling Gives Way to Confusion
• WUNC: Proposed NC Legislative Maps Mean New Political Tug of War
• The Charlotte Observer: In This Republican-leaning NC District, a Democrat Is The Top Fundraiser
• WBTV: Potential New Election for District 9 Could Cost Mecklenburg County $500,000
• The Charlotte Observer: Charlotte Activists Were 'Duped' by Russians, Feds Say--And It Started on Facebook
• The Christian Science Monitor: The Ballot Broker: North Carolina Race Puts Face on Electoral Fraud
• Blue Ridge Public Radio: Bladen, Robeson Had 3,400 Absentee Ballots That Weren't Returned. What Happened To Them? 
• NBC News: Why Is North Carolina's 9th Congressional District Race Still Undecided?
• The Charlotte Observer: More Than 2M People in NC Have Voted. Here's a Snapshot of Who's Voted and Where.
• WRAL: Five--OK, Maybe 20--Districts To Watch For Control of the NC Legislature
• MSN/Business Insider: These 25 Congressional Races To Watch Are Some of the Most Competitive in the 2018 Midterm Elections
• Asheville Citizen-Times: Not So Nasty After All? Campaign Workers Say They Get More Smiles Than Frowns
• Salisbury Post: Election 2018: NC Supreme Court Race Stirs More Interest Than Usual
• The Charlotte Observer: Trump Is On The Minds--If Not Ballots--Of NC Voters This Year. Who Does That Help?
• The Lexington Dispatch: General Election Includes Six Proposed Constitutional Amendments
• The Wilson Times: All Over But the Shouting
• Real Clear Politics: Early Voting a Poor Predictor of Final Results
• AP: Democratic Wave Faces GOP Gerrymandering in US House Races
• The Charlotte Observer: Charlotte activists were 'duped' by Russians, feds say--and it started on Facebook
• New York Times: Judges' Ruling on Election Map Plunges North Carolina Politics Into Disarray
• New York Times: Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks North Carolina Gerrymandering Ruling
• New York Times: North Carolina Is Ordered To Redraw Its Congressional Map 
• New York Times: When One Party Has the Governor's Mansion and the Other Has the Statehouse
• Charlotte Magazine: The Professor on Speed Dial
• Charlotte Observer: 10 Twitter accounts you should follow on Inauguration Day