
WRAL Daily Download
WRAL News | Raleigh, North Carolina
4.0from 25 ratings
- 1,075
- Episodes
- 693
- Transcribed
- 25
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2022
- First episode
About WRAL Daily Download
The WRAL Daily Download is an in-depth conversation about a single news story. WRAL covers news across North Carolina every day, but this podcast focuses on one story at a time, bringing context to each conversation. The in-depth, localized podcast takes you into the latest stories from Raleigh, Durham, and the entire Triangle region on North Carolina. This is community news aimed at keeping you informed about the more subtle stories that are happening around you. Hosted by WRAL News journalists, episodes post weekdays by 4:30am.
- Publisher
- WRAL News | Raleigh, North Carolina
- Category
- news · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 7 Sept 2022
- Latest episode
- 9 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
693 of 1,075 episodes have a transcript.

9 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
How Democrats dominated North Carolina's elections, and why it'll be hard to replicate in 2028

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How Democrats dominated North Carolina's elections, and why it'll be hard to replicate in 2028
Published 9 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] It's very difficult to get out low propensity voters like the Democrats did to their credit. And Republicans are probably not going to sit this one out again. I can't help but wonder, you know, if there are North Carolina Republicans who sat out because they were like, well, Cooper's going to win. […]
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- Paul Specht
- Louis Fernandez
- Alex Littlehales
- Will Doran
- Elizabeth Holmes
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 3.9 / 5
- 19 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.3 / 5
- 6 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 61 / 100
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- Quality
- 88
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 84
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