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Pope McCorkle III

Pope McCorkle III

Professor of the Practice in the Sanford School of Public Policy
Sanford School of Public Policy
mac.mccorkle@duke.edu
Box 90312, Durham, NC 27708
132 Rubenstein Hall, Box 90312, Durham, NC 27708

In the News

Published December 29, 2024
Jimmy Carter Remembered as a ‘Genuine Hero’
Published October 29, 2024
Squishy Polls, Changing Demographics: Election Factors to Watch in NC
Published December 12, 2023
Student Dispatch: Reflections & Connections Made in Dubai at COP28
Published November 10, 2022
Duke Experts Offer Takeaways from the Midterm Elections
Published November 2, 2022
In 2022 Midterms, as NC Goes, So Goes the United States, Duke Experts Say
Published September 13, 2022
After Dobbs, Midterm Elections a Whole New Ballgame
Published September 13, 2022
After Dobbs, Midterm Elections a Whole New Ballgame
Published April 14, 2020
Examining How COVID-19 Has Changed Policy
Published January 9, 2020
Mac McCorkle Predicts What Local and State Politics Will Look Like in 2040
Published April 1, 2019
McCorkle, Rose Named to Lead POLIS, Sanford Center on Politics
Published November 8, 2018
Election 2018: The Surprise Was There Were Few Surprises
Published April 11, 2018
The Price of Compromise: Two Congressmen Discuss Bipartisan Collaboration in Congress
Published July 25, 2016
News Tip: DNC Leaks -- Opportunity for Sanders, Warning for All, Experts Say
Published July 25, 2016
Mac McCorkle comments: Democrats looking to showcase unity in contrast with Republican Convention
Published July 21, 2016
Mike Pence accepts GOP nomination for vice president
Published July 18, 2016
News Tip: North Carolina a ‘Must-Have State’ for Trump, Expert Says
Published July 18, 2016
NC's Role at the RNC and in the Presidential Race
Published July 18, 2016
How Libertarians are trying to build their party in NC
Published July 13, 2016
News Tip: Experts Available to Comment on VP Picks, Conventions
Published May 19, 2016
Clinton-Sanders Tensions ‘Potentially Explosive,’ Expert Says
Published May 18, 2016
Pope “Mac” McCorkle comments: Where Republican dreams die?
Published April 13, 2016
Mac McCorkle comments: N.C. governor amends controversial HB2 with executive order
Published April 1, 2016
Mac McCorkle comments: Corporations no longer sit idly by on discrimination
Published March 30, 2016
Mac McCorkle comments: North Carolina governor's race intensifying over LGBT rights
Published March 25, 2016
North Carolina gay bias law draws a sharp backlash
Published March 23, 2016
News Tip: NC Gender Legislation is ‘Big Brother state government,’ Expert Says
Published March 14, 2016
Mac McCorkle comments: White House race takes ugly turn
Published March 9, 2016
What if Trump Wins North Carolina’s Presidential Primary on Tuesday?
Published March 9, 2016
News Tip: Tuesday’s NC Primary: What if Trump Wins?
Published February 29, 2016
Mac McCorkle comments: Council of State candidates struggle for public attention
Published November 3, 2015
Outlook for Republican Party Presidential Candidates
Published October 21, 2015
News Tip: Path to Democratic Nomination Too Far to Left for Biden, Expert Says
Published October 20, 2015
Measuring Up the Democratic and Republican Presidential Debates
Published August 11, 2015
Mac McCorkle quoted: Trump campaign suffers blowback
Published June 24, 2015
News Tip: Replacing Hagan Potentially a 'Major Challenge' For Democrats, Expert Says
Published November 5, 2014
Midterms: The Takeaway for the US, NC & Higher Ed
Published October 28, 2014
Tar Heel Politics: Is NC Red, Blue or Purple?
Published October 27, 2014
Hagan vs. Tillis: Deconstructing the Sound Bites, Oct. 28
Published September 23, 2014
Pope McCorkle comments: North Carolina, in political flux, battles for its identity