162: Tar Heel Politics with Michael Bitzer

<div>James and Al lay out how the Republican electorate is pushing the party’s candidates towards extremism and call on people of faith to stand up for immigrants and refugees.  Then, they bring on Catawba College’s Politics Chair Michael Bitzer to analyze the prospects of Democrats in North Carolina’s midterms.  Will changing demographics reverse the state’s rightward turn?  Keep a close watch on Cabarrus County!<br> <br> Email your questions to James and Al at <a href="mailto:politicswarroom@gmail.com">politicswarroom@gmail.com</a> or tweet them to<a href="http://www.twitter.com/@politicon"> @politicon</a>.  Make sure to include your city, we love to hear where you’re from!<br> <br> <strong>Get More From This Week’s Guest:</strong> </div> <br> <div> <strong>Michael Bitzer:</strong><br> <a href="https://twitter.com/BowTiePolitics?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://catawba.edu/michael-bitzer/">Catawba College</a> | <a href="https://www.oldnorthstatepolitics.com/p/about-michael-bitzer.html">Old North State Politics</a> | <a href="https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-80747-4">Author of “Redistricting and Gerrymandering in North Carolina”</a><br> <br> <strong>Please Support This Week’s Sponsors</strong><br> <br> <strong>Reel Paper:</strong><br> Go to <a href="https://reelpaper.superfiliate.com/WARROOM">reelpaper.com/warroom</a> to get 30% off and free shipping on your first order when you sign up for a subscription using the promo code: <strong>WARROOM</strong><br> <br> <strong>Blinkist:</strong><br> For a 7 day free trial and 25% off a premium membership– plus Blinkist Connect which gives you two premium memberships for the price of one– go to <a href="https://www.blinkist.com/en/nc/partners/politics-war-room">blinkist.com/warroom</a><br> <br> <strong>ExpressVPN:</strong><br> To get 3 free months of VPN service with a 12 month plan, go  to <a href="https://www.expressvpn.com/warroom">Expressvpn.com/warroom</a><br> <br> <br> </div>