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The State of the State GOP

Linda Daves, the chair of the North Carolina GOP. hspace=4
Linda Daves, the chair of the North Carolina GOP. hspace=4

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The North Carolina Republican Party is kicking off its annual convention in Raleigh today. The 3-day event comes 7 months after the party fared poorly in the November elections. Republicans lost the gubernatorial race, key Congressional races, and for the first time since the 70s, didn't carry the state in the presidential election. To get a feel for the state of the party this summer, WFAE's Scott Graf called Linda Daves, the chair of the North Carolina GOP. He began by asking, "What happened last fall?"