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RandySF

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Thu May 15, 2025, 08:17 PM May 15

Democrats can thank Jefferson Griffin (R) for boosting their judicial election chances

Last edited Thu May 15, 2025, 11:50 PM - Edit history (1)

Few initiatives of modern American conservatives have been more successful than the crusade to take control of the courts. From the U.S. Supreme Court on down, big dollars and a commitment to hardball politics have helped give Republicans large majorities on several courts where the partisan divide should be about even.

Notably, however, Republican Jefferson Griffin’s recent effort to overturn his loss to Justice Allison Riggs in a North Carolina Supreme Court election by tossing thousands of ballots, may have flipped the script.

Griffin’s sore loser refusal to concede has angered so many people of all stripes that it’s greatly altered the environment surrounding state judicial elections.

Meanwhile, thanks to her energetic defense of her candidacy and the voting rights of all North Carolinians, Justice Riggs has emerged as a minor political rock star.




https://ncnewsline.com/2025/05/15/democrats-can-thank-jefferson-griffin-for-boosting-their-judicial-election-chances/

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