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June 18, 2025

Articles by Matt Mercer

About Matt Mercer
Matt Mercer is the editor in chief of North State Journal and can be reached at matt@northstatejournal.com.
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Ivanka Trump to campaign in Raleigh Tuesday

October 18, 2020 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH – Ivanka Trump will return to North Carolina on Tuesday, Oct. 20 to headline an event for President Donald Trump in the state capital. Tuesday’s visit will be Ms. Trump’s 7th visit to the […]

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White House Coronavirus Task Force member shares COVID-19 testing, flu updates

October 14, 2020 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH — For the past seven months, the coronavirus pandemic has touched every corner of American life and even reached the halls of the West Wing. Yet during that timeframe, the president’s Coronavirus Task Force […]

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NCGOP hosts Donald Trump Jr. at sportsman’s banquet

October 12, 2020 Matt Mercer

CLAYTON – Donald Trump Jr. spent this past weekend in North Carolina, headlining several events along Interstate 95, headlined by an appearance at the North Carolina Republican Party’s first-ever sportsman’s banquet. Over 250 gathered outdoors […]

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Tillis: Cunningham needs to come clean to voters

October 9, 2020 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH — U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis called on his Democratic opponent, Cal Cunningham, to come clean and give North Carolinians a full explanation of his affair that has rocked the state’s U.S. Senate race in […]

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Eric Trump: Vice President ‘phenomenal’ in debate

October 8, 2020 Matt Mercer

WHITSETT — Eric Trump told North State Journal in an interview on Thursday that Vice President Mike Pence was ‘phenomenal’ in Wednesday’s vice presidential debate. “I thought Vice President Pence was phenomenal last night,” Trump […]

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Trump Victory sees uptick in field activity four weeks from election day

October 6, 2020 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH – Four weeks from the Nov. 3 election day, campaigns are searching for every vote they can get for their candidate. Trump Victory, the combined field operation of President Donald Trump and the Republican […]

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Cunningham cancels appearance after second allegation

October 5, 2020 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH – Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Cal Cunningham canceled a planned town hall appearance as a second allegation against him was made public. According to WUNC’s Jeff Tiberii, Cunningham backed out of a previously-scheduled appearance […]

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Barbecue battles at forefront of NC political debates

September 30, 2020 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH – A pair stories about barbecue have ignited debates in North Carolina politics this week. Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Cal Cunningham was met with near-universal derision after a Monday night tweet that has has […]

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Lara Trump rallies with Wake County Republicans

September 30, 2020 Matt Mercer

NEW HILL – Lara Trump was the headliner at a Monday evening event at a farm in southwestern Wake County to rally support for President Donald Trump. Wake County Republicans and other activists from around […]

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White House adviser Peter Navarro says ‘economic nationalism’ critical to nation’s future

September 23, 2020 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH — White House trade and manufacturing adviser Peter Navarro said he used to visit the High Point Furniture Market when he managed a furniture company in Cambridge, Mass. while earning his PhD in economics […]

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