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Wiley Nickel

@wileynickel.com
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Former Congressman. Running for Wake County District Attorney because the stakes for our community, and our democracy have never been higher. Join the fight at www.wileynickel.com

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It's inconceivable to me how someone who lost in a free & fair election can incite an angry mob to attack his own government, (the very definition of treason) & be allowed to run for any office ever again.
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Wiley Nickel @wileynickel.com · 29/09/2026
The midterms are a referendum on Trump. Higher prices, chaos every day, and a White House that only looks out for itself. If you've had enough, the ballot box is where you say it. What decides this is whether they actually show up and vote. Election Day is Tuesday, November 3rd.
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Wiley Nickel @wileynickel.com · 28/09/2026
Had a great time at the @wakedems.bsky.social Family Reunion yesterday. You can feel the grassroots energy heading into the midterms. North Carolinians are fired up and ready to vote. 🗳️
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Wiley Nickel @wileynickel.com · 25/09/2026
“NC lawmakers beef up US attorneys’ staffs, leave Wake DA with no new prosecutors.” amp.newsobserver.com/news/local/c...
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NC lawmakers beef up US attorneys’ staffs, leave Wake DA with no new prosecutors
A state study says the Wake County District Attorney’s Office has 45 prosecutors, but needs 70 to effectively handle caseloads.
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Wiley Nickel @wileynickel.com · 23/09/2026
It's so important to vote all the way down the ballot. Cheri Beasley lost her 2020 race for the NC Supreme Court by just 401 votes. Please tell everyone you know to vote every race, top to bottom.
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Wiley Nickel @wileynickel.com · 21/09/2026
Republicans are bailing on the flailing Michael Whatley campaign. Let’s go finish this for @roycoopernc.bsky.social 🗳️ www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Exclusive: Republican group slashes ad spending in NC Senate race
Republican candidate Michael Whatley is trailing former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper in polls.
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Wiley Nickel @wileynickel.com · 22/09/2026
Thanks @jeffjacksonnc.bsky.social. I think she's pretty great too.
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Wiley Nickel @wileynickel.com · 21/09/2026
Republicans are bailing on the flailing Michael Whatley campaign. Let’s go finish this for @roycoopernc.bsky.social 🗳️ www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Exclusive: Republican group slashes ad spending in NC Senate race
Republican candidate Michael Whatley is trailing former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper in polls.
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Wiley Nickel @wileynickel.com · 21/09/2026
As your next Wake County District Attorney, I'm saying goodbye to sarcasm. But not before one last parting shot at Donald Trump's majority in Congress. Sound on. 🔉
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Wiley Nickel @wileynickel.com · 20/09/2026
Trump's tariffs and his war against Iran have jacked up the price of just about everything. Working families feel it every time they pay for gas and groceries. Trump can't bullshit that away. GOP majorities in Congress have done nothing to help. They'll pay for it in November.
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Wiley Nickel @wileynickel.com · 19/09/2026
I served with @jeffjacksonnc.bsky.social in the state Senate and in Congress. On January 1st, it'll be Attorney General and Wake County DA. Looking forward to working together again to keep North Carolina safe. Jeff explains why that partnership matters 👇 #ncpol
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Wiley Nickel @wileynickel.com · 17/09/2026
It was great to welcome the @ncstateaflcio.bsky.social convention to Wake County this morning. 71% of Americans support labor unions, the highest in generations. Unions built the middle class. Your vote protects it. Election Day is November 3rd. Please make a plan and vote!
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Wiley Nickel @wileynickel.com · 16/09/2026
Thanks to Attorney General @jeffjacksonnc.bsky.social and everyone who joined us for a great campaign luncheon in Raleigh. Together we're building safer communities and a District Attorney's Office that works for all of Wake County.
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Wiley Nickel @wileynickel.com · 16/09/2026
North Carolina diesel prices Today: $6.09 Year ago: $3.47 The trucks that stock our grocery stores pay that price, and then we do.
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Wiley Nickel @wileynickel.com · 15/09/2026
As a state senator, I helped hold the line on Governor Cooper's vetoes for four years. That veto did more than stop bad bills. It forced Republicans to come to the table and write laws most North Carolinians could live with. Governor Stein deserves the same. wileynickel.substack.com/p/lets-give-...
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Let’s give Governor Stein a seat at the table.
The most important thing I did in the state Senate was to hold the line. Here's why it matters now.
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Wiley Nickel @wileynickel.com · 11/09/2026
Just talked to Scott MacFarlane of @meidastouch.com about North Carolina in the midterms. The MAGA Republican brand under Trump is so toxic that Dems could win 2 or more seats gerrymandered FOR Republicans. Keep an eye on #NC01 and #NC11.
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Wiley Nickel @wileynickel.com · 09/09/2026
The real divide in Congress isn't Democrats vs. Republicans. It's safe seats vs. competitive ones. Republicans drew mine out of existence rather than allow a real competition in November.
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Wiley Nickel @wileynickel.com · 08/09/2026
Trump says the midterms are all about him. First thing he's said in years I completely agree with. Vote early 🗳️
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Wiley Nickel @wileynickel.com · 07/09/2026
Should Election Day be a federal holiday? Agree or disagree? Tell me in the comments.
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Wiley Nickel @wileynickel.com · 02/09/2026
North Carolina sample ballots are up! Here’s mine. Grab yours at the link below and start making your plan to vote. 🗳️
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Wiley Nickel @wileynickel.com · 03/09/2026
This tells you two things: 1) Trump is giving up on the midterms. 2) He’s only out for himself and happy to fleece GOP donors. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Republicans fear Trump will keep super PAC money and not spend on the midterms
President Donald Trump has kept most of his super PAC money on the sidelines and been reticent on his spending plans, worrying Republicans ahead of this fall’s elections.
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Wiley Nickel @wileynickel.com · 02/09/2026
North Carolina sample ballots are up! Here’s mine. Grab yours at the link below and start making your plan to vote. 🗳️
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Wiley Nickel @wileynickel.com · 01/09/2026
Democrats have been totally screwed by mid-decade GOP gerrymandering. And we’re STILL favored to flip the House. My latest Substack breaks down the damage state by state, the fix, and why voters can trust Democrats to deliver fair maps. wileynickel.substack.com/p/lost-in-th...
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Lost in the debate: Democrats have been totally screwed by GOP gerrymandering
Why voters should trust Democrats to deliver on this issue.
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Wiley Nickel @wileynickel.com · 30/08/2026
My new @newsobserver.com opinion piece. There’s a fix for Wake’s jail overcrowding. It’s smart on crime and it saves taxpayers millions. $2 million now, or $20 million later. Take a look. www.newsobserver.com/opinion/arti...
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Wiley Nickel: Wake’s jail is dangerously overcrowded. Here’s what has to change.
Incoming Wake County District Attorney: In the largest, fastest-growing county in North Carolina, our jail is so full we’re rethinking who we can even hold.
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Wiley Nickel @wileynickel.com · 30/08/2026
My new @newsobserver.com opinion piece. There’s a fix for Wake’s jail overcrowding. It’s smart on crime and it saves taxpayers millions. $2 million now, or $20 million later. Take a look. www.newsobserver.com/opinion/arti...
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Wiley Nickel: Wake’s jail is dangerously overcrowded. Here’s what has to change.
Incoming Wake County District Attorney: In the largest, fastest-growing county in North Carolina, our jail is so full we’re rethinking who we can even hold.
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Wiley Nickel @wileynickel.com · 29/08/2026
The cost of Trump’s disastrous war on Iran: 🔴 18 US troops dead, 624 wounded ⛽ Gas: $2.98 → $4.09/gal 🏠 $1,200/yr per household 💸 $100 Billion and counting 63% of Americans disapprove. No Congressional authorization. No exit plan. No end in sight.
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Wiley Nickel @wileynickel.com · 26/08/2026
Why I stepped aside for Roy Cooper, and why I’m asking you to help me send @roycoopernc.bsky.social to the US Senate. The full story on my latest Substack. wileynickel.substack.com/p/why-i-got-...
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Why I got out of Roy’s way
And why I’m asking you to help me send him to the US Senate.
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Wiley Nickel @wileynickel.com · 27/08/2026
Trump’s tariffs have cost every NC family an extra $1,967. Cars, trucks, groceries, all of it costing more. A billionaire who’s never worried about a grocery bill in his life has made yours a lot bigger. www.axios.com/2026/08/27/t...
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Which states do Trump's tariffs hit the hardest
Local industries dictate how much cost a given state takes on from the executive tariffs
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Wiley Nickel @wileynickel.com · 26/08/2026
Why I stepped aside for Roy Cooper, and why I’m asking you to help me send @roycoopernc.bsky.social to the US Senate. The full story on my latest Substack. wileynickel.substack.com/p/why-i-got-...
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Why I got out of Roy’s way
And why I’m asking you to help me send him to the US Senate.
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Wiley Nickel @wileynickel.com · 25/08/2026
2026 GERRYMANDERING SCORECARD Republicans rigged the map from R+16 to R+26. Drawn, not won. They did all this — and Democrats are STILL favored to flip the House. That's how badly this is going for them.
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Wiley Nickel @wileynickel.com · 25/08/2026
2026 GERRYMANDERING SCORECARD Republicans rigged the map from R+16 to R+26. Drawn, not won. They did all this — and Democrats are STILL favored to flip the House. That's how badly this is going for them.
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Wiley Nickel @wileynickel.com · 25/08/2026
2026 Gerrymandering Scorecard Republicans started with a 16 seat gerrymandering advantage. Then… TX +5 MO +1 NC +1 OH +2 CA -5 (D) UT -1 (D) FL +4 TN +1 LA +1 AL +1 Now: An R+26 gerrymandering advantage. Drawn, not won. And Democrats are STILL favored to flip the House.
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Wiley Nickel @wileynickel.com · 24/08/2026
Republicans gerrymandered @jeffjacksonnc.bsky.social and me out of Congress in the same cycle. It didn’t work out the way they planned. The full story’s in my latest Substack: wileynickel.substack.com/p/me-jeff-ja...
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Me, Jeff Jackson, and a Lot of Lost Votes
Republicans drew us out of Congress. The voters had other plans. Join us September 16th.
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Wiley Nickel @wileynickel.com · 22/08/2026
This economy is failing 99% of the country while costs go through the roof. So what are Donald Trump’s big priorities this week? A trade war with Canada, a gold ballroom, and posts about his “sweetie” Natalie. Let’s go through it. 🧵
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Wiley Nickel @wileynickel.com · 18/08/2026
Thanks to the Wendell Rotary for having me today. Had a great lunch and a good conversation about keeping Wake County safe and making sure our DA’s office has the resources it needs to deliver for Eastern Wake County.
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Wiley Nickel @wileynickel.com · 16/08/2026
Democrats are set to win big in November. Here’s one reason why. Heartbreaking stuff. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/16/u...
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Years of Trump Support Came Undone in 15 Minutes in an Airport.
The case represents a new front in President Trump’s mass deportation drive: arrests at airports of people who have active immigration cases and no criminal history.
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Wiley Nickel @wileynickel.com · 28/07/2026
👀 Wait… what? One data center in Louisiana will use 1% of the entire country’s electricity? Ten new gas plants being built to power Meta’s AI complex. Massive profits for a few tech giants while the real cost gets pushed onto working families. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/t...
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How Meta Got Everything It Wanted in a Secret Louisiana Data Center Deal
A Times examination details how the Silicon Valley giant used private talks with local officials to start a project big enough to cover nearly six square miles.
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Wiley Nickel @wileynickel.com · 12/08/2026
$20 million for electric shock gloves for ICE? This has gotta be a joke. apnews.com/article/ice-...
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AP Exclusive: ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers may soon be outfitted with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks that are intended to gain compliance from combative individuals.
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Wiley Nickel @wileynickel.com · 10/08/2026
2,604 cases a year. That’s the average caseload for a Wake County prosecutor, and it’s a serious threat to public safety. This was a choice. The gerrymandered Republican supermajority in Raleigh funded new prosecutors across North Carolina and left Wake with zero. Wake County deserves better.
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Wiley Nickel @wileynickel.com · 09/08/2026
Was great to talk with Russ Bowen at CBS17. A few months out from starting as Wake County DA, but already meeting with prosecutors and people across the county so we’re ready to go in January.
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Wiley Nickel @wileynickel.com · 07/08/2026
Yup
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Wiley Nickel @wileynickel.com · 07/08/2026
NC Republicans left Wake County with the most understaffed DA’s office in the state. Dead last. What that means for your safety in my Substack below 👇 open.substack.com/pub/wileynic...
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A budget decision by NC Republicans made all of us less safe.
Wake County is about to have the most understaffed prosecutor's office in North Carolina. Here's what that means for your safety.
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Wiley Nickel @wileynickel.com · 04/08/2026
Disasters don’t check your zip code or political party. FEMA is how a country of 340 million says: if you get hit, you won’t face it alone. Helene “recovery czar” Michael Whatley wants to get rid of FEMA. Vote @roycoopernc.bsky.social. 🗳️ cardinalpine.com/news/michael...
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‘Recovery Czar’ Michael Whatley caught on audio wanting to end FEMA as Western NC is owed billions
When President Trump returned to office in January 2025, he made Whatley ‘recovery czar’ to coordinate Hurricane Helene recovery. To date, a fraction of the funding needed has made it to western NC.
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Wiley Nickel @wileynickel.com · 28/07/2026
👀 Wait… what? One data center in Louisiana will use 1% of the entire country’s electricity? Ten new gas plants being built to power Meta’s AI complex. Massive profits for a few tech giants while the real cost gets pushed onto working families. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/t...
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How Meta Got Everything It Wanted in a Secret Louisiana Data Center Deal
A Times examination details how the Silicon Valley giant used private talks with local officials to start a project big enough to cover nearly six square miles.
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Wiley Nickel @wileynickel.com · 27/07/2026
This case is a joke and everyone knows it’s going to get tossed on First Amendment grounds. Hard to watch what the DOJ has become: a weapon for Trump to go after his enemies, run by partisan hacks at the top who answer to one man instead of the law. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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James Comey’s lawyers are asking a judge to dismiss the Trump administration’s ‘seashells’ case
Attorneys for the former FBI director say the indictment secured by the Trump administration “targets and chills core political speech and fails as a matter of law.”
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Wiley Nickel @wileynickel.com · 24/07/2026
⛽️ Gas: over $4 🛒 Groceries: up 🏠 Rent: up 📈 Inflation: soaring Republicans ran on lowering costs. Then Trump started a war with Iran and hit you with massive tariffs — the House GOP rubber-stamped all of it. Trump’s not on the ballot. They are. Vote @housedemocrats.bsky.social November 3rd 🗳️
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Wiley Nickel @wileynickel.com · 24/07/2026
⛽️ Gas: over $4 🛒 Groceries: up 🏠 Rent: up 📈 Inflation: soaring Republicans ran on lowering costs. Then Trump started a war with Iran and hit you with massive tariffs — the House GOP rubber-stamped all of it. Trump’s not on the ballot. They are. Vote @housedemocrats.bsky.social November 3rd 🗳️
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Wiley Nickel @wileynickel.com · 14/07/2026
GOP hack Michael Whatley couldn’t name a single Canes player, so now he’s banning the reporter who asked. Solid strategy for making people forget he’s a fake Canes fan. ncnewsline.com/2026/07/13/g...
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‘Garbage and lies’: Senate candidate Michael Whatley lashes out at media as campaign flounders • NC Newsline
As unflattering stories emerged, Whatley withdrew from the media, cutting reporters from invite lists and retreating to friendly outlets.
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Wiley Nickel @wileynickel.com · 05/07/2026
The Legislature just made Wake County the most understaffed District Attorney’s office in North Carolina. That didn’t happen by accident. I broke it all down on my Substack. Check it out below 👇 open.substack.com/pub/wileynic...
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They’re Playing Politics With Public Safety in Wake County
The legislature added 18 prosecutors across North Carolina and skipped the state’s largest county. Senate leader Phil Berger says it was an oversight. Fine. Then let’s fix it this month.
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Wiley Nickel @wileynickel.com · 02/07/2026
Had a great conversation with Russ Bowen on CBS 17 Local Matters — talked about what’s coming for Wake County’s DA office and why it matters for all of us (and yeah, we got into the Carolina Hurricanes and MLB Raleigh too). Tune in for the full interview.
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