We’re rolling out our education platform and we’re starting with a dramatic expansion of early childhood education. We’ve held town halls in all 100 counties, and what we’ve consistently heard from parents and educators is that early childhood education must — at long last — become a top priority. The first years of a child’s life are the most critical period for their brain development — and…

She told me, “The opioid epidemic took my son’s life. I’d like to know what you think we can do to fight it.” It was after a town hall in Yancey County. She had waited to ask me the question personally, instead of in front of the crowd, because she…

As a father of young children who will live to see the consequences, and as a candidate for federal office whose potential constituents have made exceptionally clear their desire to see swift action in this space, our campaign has decided to make climate action a major part of our platform. …

Across the country, we’re seeing increasing politicization by anti-choice politicians of reproductive health. The Violence Against Women Act has expired, reproductive rights are being attacked, and maternal mortality and morbidity rates are far too high. As a result, one of the top questions we’re getting at our town halls is…

After holding town halls in every county, we continue to roll out our North Carolina Agenda. Last week we put forward our Hourly Workers Agenda. More to come next week. — Jeff Every politician in North Carolina says, “Everyone deserves broadband.” The problem has been that we haven’t seen many plans for actually getting there. A sound plan for…

“What are you gonna do for the worker? I’ve worked since I was 15. My whole life has been work. It’s never been easy, but it’s never been harder than it is now. Do you believe in making sure we’re treated fairly? Do you even know what the problems are…

I don’t make a habit of talking about Rep. Madison Cawthorn, but this week he showed us a perfect example of what our campaign is trying to obsolete. He generated dozens of headlines by saying, “[I]f our election systems continue to be rigged and continue to be stolen, then it’s…

I’m sitting in the passenger seat of my Ford Fusion and we’re headed to our 100th town hall and I just wanted to share a few thoughts with you. I’m really glad we did this, and that we did it early in the campaign. We’ve learned a lot and we’ve…

It’s been a hard week. Like many of you all, I watched videos from the Kabul airport and saw pictures of military planes full of people fleeing. Gut wrenching stuff. I served in Afghanistan from 2005 to 2006. At that point, Al Qaeda in Afghanistan had been decimated and we…