{"id":2522762,"date":"2025-12-18T13:38:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T18:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-carolina-democrat-seeks-to-flip-house-seat-in-defiance-of-gop\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T13:39:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T18:39:08","slug":"north-carolina-democrat-seeks-to-flip-house-seat-in-defiance-of-gop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-carolina-democrat-seeks-to-flip-house-seat-in-defiance-of-gop\/","title":{"rendered":"North Carolina Democrat seeks to flip House seat in defiance of GOP"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnorth-carolina-democrat-seeks-to-flip-house-seat-in-defiance-of-gop%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2522762&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>north Carolina Democrat Allison Jaslow has announced her campaign to flip the state&#8217;s 3rd Congressional District seat from Republican to Democrat. This move comes in response to the state&#8217;s recently approved redistricting map, which, while designed to favor Republicans in the 1st District, inadvertently made the 3rd District more competitive for Democrats. Jaslow, a U.S. military veteran and former executive director of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Commitee, aims to provide better representation for the district&#8217;s constituents. The seat is currently held by Republican Rep. Greg Murphy, who is endorsed by former President Donald Trump and is seeking reelection in 2026. Despite boundary changes that increased the Democratic voter percentage in Murphy&#8217;s district, it is still expected to remain largely Republican. The new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-gop-to-revive-voting-bill-democrats-plot-next-move\/\" title=\"Texas GOP to Revive Voting Bill, ...s Plot Next ...\">redistricting plan<\/a> was passed by the North Carolina legislature and recently upheld by federal courts after <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >facing legal challenges<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">North Carolina Democrat seeks to flip House seat in defiance of GOP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-who-claims-to-oppose-gerrymandering-funnels-300000-to-democratic-gerrymandering-group\/\" title=\"Pelosi, Who Claims to Oppose Gerrymandering, Funnels 0,000 to ...ic Gerrymandering Group\">redistricting effort<\/a><\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2446633\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/north-carolina\/\">North Carolina<\/a> Democrat Allison Jaslow announced a bid to flip a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/house\/\">House <\/a>seat blue on Thursday, as she seeks to capitalize on the state&rsquo;s recently passed political map.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This time demands that every American who&rsquo;s willing to step up and lead in this moment does,&rdquo; she said <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jaslow\/status\/2001626714904908030\">in a statement <\/a>posted to X.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3926059\/democrats-demand-aca-subsidies-vote-holidays-victory-lap\/\">Democrats demand ACA subsidies vote for holidays after centrist Republicans handed them early Christmas present<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3925740\/doj-struggles-to-build-cases-against-anti-ice-protesters-in-liberal-cities\/\">DOJ struggles to build cases against anti-ICE protesters in liberal cities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3925893\/illinois-bishop-robert-hicks-succeed-cardinal-timothy-dolan-archbishop-new-york\/\">Illinois Bishop Ronald Hicks named to succeed Cardinal Timothy Dolan as archbishop of New York<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s one of the many reasons why I&rsquo;m launching my campaign for Congress today, and I hope you&rsquo;ll join me as I look to give the people of NC-03 the representation they deserve,&rdquo; Jaslow added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The redistricting effort was designed to give the GOP a boost in the 1st Congressional District. However, Democrats believe that redrawing the boundaries inadvertently advanced their interests in the 3rd Congressional District, which Republicans have controlled for decades.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Jaslow is a U.S. military veteran who<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2600398\/5-more-top-dccc-staffers-out-in-ongoing-diversity-saga\/\"> served <\/a>as the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee&rsquo;s executive director. She was reportedly <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/831981\/republicans-spotlight-chaos-in-democratic-campaign-arm-but-gop-lags-behind-in-fundraising\/\">forced out<\/a> in 2019 due to complaints that management did not push for a more &ldquo;diverse&rdquo; team.<\/p>\n<p>The district is represented by Rep. Greg Murphy (R-NC), who is endorsed by President Donald Trump.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This time demands that every American who&rsquo;s willing to step up and lead in this moment, does. <\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s one of the many reasons why I&rsquo;m launching my campaign for Congress today, and I hope you&rsquo;ll join me as I look to give the people of NC-03 the representation they deserve. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4huNpylJeR\">pic.twitter.com\/4huNpylJeR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Allison Jaslow &#127482;&#127480; (@jaslow) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jaslow\/status\/2001626714904908030?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 18, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Murphy is seeking to win reelection in 2026 after the boundaries of his seat were changed earlier this year, transferring a swath of the eastern portion of his district to the 1st District, which is held by Rep. Don Davis (D-NC).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While the change made the seat more competitive by taking some Republican voters out of Murphy&rsquo;s district, it will likely remain firmly in the GOP&rsquo;s grip.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3858209\/north-carolina-redistricting-senate-new-congressional-map-don-davis\/\"><strong>NORTH CAROLINA SENATE APPROVES NEW CONGRESSIONAL MAP TARGETING DON DAVIS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Murphy&rsquo;s district is now 43% Democratic, up from 39% Democratic before it was redrawn, whereas Davis&rsquo;s seat went from being 48% to 44% Democratic, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/texas-californias-redistricting-maps\/\">CBS News analysis<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The North Carolina legislature passed the redistricting plan in October. The new map <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3858209\/north-carolina-redistricting-senate-new-congressional-map-don-davis\/\">recently survived<\/a> several legal challenges, as a panel of federal judges upheld the changes in a ruling last month.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NC Democrat Jaslow aims to flip House seat despite GOP map<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2522763,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP23157798877698.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[4912,3728,6203,38087,32258],"class_list":["post-2522762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-democrat","tag-election","tag-gop","tag-house-seat","tag-north-carolina"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP23157798877698.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2522762","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2522762"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2522762\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2522766,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2522762\/revisions\/2522766"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2522763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2522762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2522762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2522762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}