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Video: Why Phil Berger, North Carolina’s most powerful politician, lost


North Carolina’s most powerful politician, Phil Berger, has officially lost his primary. Here’s what it means.

North Carolina’s most powerful politician, Phil Berger, has officially lost his primary

On Spectrum News 1’s “Capitol Tonight,” Cardinal & Pine’s Billy Ball joined Tim Boyum and longtime GOP strategist Carter Wrenn Wednesday to talk about what it means.
Billy’s take? You might have a direct line to the White House like Sen. Berger did, but that doesn’t mean you’ll win over voters in your district. For more from Cardinal & Pine, make sure to like and subscribe! And to watch the full episode of “Capitol Tonight,” click here.—
Video by Spectrum Local News
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  • Billy Ball is Cardinal & Pine’s senior newsletter editor. He’s covered local, state, and national politics, government, education, criminal justice, the environment, and immigration in North Carolina for almost two decades. His reporting and commentary have earned state, regional, and national awards. He’s also the founder of The Living South, a journalism project about the most interesting people in the American South.

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