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Midterms 2026 · US House

NC-11 House race: Jamie Ager vs Jennifer Balkcom

How the candidates in the North Carolina's 11th district race are arguing their case, read the same way for each of them. Updated every 15 minutes until election day, 3 November 2026.

JA

Jamie Ager

Democrat

Absolutes0.6
Us vs. them0.2

Hostility this week 1.0 / 10, 0.8 above their usual 0.2.

Audience impact, 30 days: +1.4 leans reassuring

21 Oct 2026 · Bluesky

I’ve run a farm operation for over 25 years. Raising cattle, chickens, and pigs, making sure they’re well cared for, making sure the business succeeds, is my livelihood. Coming from a farm is one thing. Actually running one day in and day out is a whole…

Audience impact 0 neutral

21 Oct 2026 · Bluesky

Another great evening in Hendersonville! Hundreds showed up to talk about the issues that matter to them. I love hearing from folks in the community. #WNC #NC11

Audience impact 0 neutral

21 Oct 2026 · WLOS 13 (Asheville)

I feel good! I’ve got a lot of energy, feel like we’re ready to go. Two more weeks is nothing compared to 18 months of doing this, so I feel good. Same strategy we’ve had the whole time we’ve been going is just to work hard, meet the community. I was over at…
AbsolutesUs vs. them

Audience impact 0 neutral

19 Oct 2026 · Bluesky

I had a great weekend traveling around WNC! I toured Ascendum Machinery in Mills River, visited the Apple Harvest Festival in Waynesville, hosted a meet and greet in Cherokee, and chatted with folks in Sylva. It’s always wonderful to meet so many great…
Absolutes

Audience impact 0 neutral

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JB

No statements tracked yet.

Hostility this week 0.0 / 10 (too little history yet for a personal norm).

Audience impact, 30 days: +0.2 neutral

19 Oct 2026 · yahoo.com

My opponent, Jamie Ager, likes to have barn dances and drag queen shows. The only thing I know around this area that we like to have in our barn is either crops, hay, tools, or tractors.

Audience impact 0 neutral

19 Oct 2026 · yahoo.com

I want to work hard for the people that live here, and that's what we were voted in to do. I want to do that in Washington, just like I have in Raleigh. I've been serving in the General Assembly, helping farmers for the last four years. When someone broke…

Audience impact +1 leans reassuring

16 Oct 2026 · spectrumlocalnews.com

I grew up in our apple orchard. When I was a kid, that’s what was around us. The apple bags are so heavy, but you’d get a mushy one, and you’d throw it at each other, but then you'd smell so bad. She lost her father and her husband in the same year, and here…

Audience impact 0 neutral

7 Oct 2026 · Local 10 (Miami)

I don’t know if he was being funny. I think he was trying to persuade voters to vote for Michael Whatley.

Audience impact 0 neutral

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