The Moment of Truth!
The moment of truth! The moment of truth is upon us. Will Donald Trump actually win the first nominating caucus in Iowa, or are his poll numbers just a mirage? Is it possible that a late attack from...
View ArticleNice job if you can get it…
In case you’ve forgotten, Ricky Diaz, then 24, received a $23,000 bonus along with a sweet gig at DHHS. His buddy did, too, with their respective compensation exceeding entry-level salaries on Wall...
View ArticleCooper’s Challenge
Roy Cooper’s challenge is the same one shared by every non-incumbent: the burden of proof is on the challenger. He has to prove that McCrory’s governorship has been bad for North Carolina. For...
View ArticleI’m with Cooper
Early voting for the March 15 primary begins today. Over the next few days, I’ll tell you who I’m voting for in most of the races and why I’m supporting the candidates. Today, I’ll start with the...
View ArticleGovernor’s Re-election Won’t Be That Easy
Three hours after John Davis released his optimistic column on Governor McCrory’s re-election chances, based mostly on the successful passage of the $2 billion bond issue on March 15, I wrote John to...
View ArticleOut of His Depth
After reading about McCrory’s post-HB2 presser, I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. But I was tempted to choose laughter. Colin Campbell’s report is a veritable Encyclopedia of Hapless Pat. First...
View ArticleSteppin’ up
Roy Cooper indicated that he was running for governor less than a year into Pat McCrory’s term. He was so dismayed by the direction that Republicans were taking the state, that he felt obligated to...
View ArticleMonitoring Social Media Support
It’s been a week since Governor McCrory signed HB2. So, how are things looking on social media? On Twitter, there’s been outrage. But I actually think to get a more accurate gauge of things, you have...
View ArticleHis vanishing world
Pat McCrory’s response to the backlash to HB2, the sweeping law that strips away protections for LGBT citizens and overrides local government control, is that everybody’s been duped by a biased media...
View ArticleThe Governor’s Race: The Battle for the Heart and Soul of North Carolina
The North Carolina governor’s race is the cycle’s marquee race for the Tar Heel State and the most competitive gubernatorial contest in the nation this year. It is also a battle for the heart and soul...
View ArticleElon: Cooper Leads
The Elon Poll regularly takes a look at the North Carolina political scene. Their latest survey, released yesterday, is great news for Democrats. In particular, it’s great news for Roy Cooper, who has...
View ArticleDeeply Unpopular?
The latest poll from PPP – wherein they find HB 2 “deeply unpopular” – actually looks to me to be pretty good news for Governor Pat McCrory. At the very least, it’s not bad news. The important thing is...
View ArticlePolls, Polls, Polls
We’ve had so many polls on the gubernatorial race lately that it’s hard to stay on top of them all. So I’ve compiled all the surveys from April, right here: SurveyUSA – Cooper +4 Elon – Cooper +6 PPP –...
View ArticleHB2 and the Return of Massive Resistance
So the hammer has fallen. The Department of Justice has declared HB2 violates the Civil Rights Act and Title IX of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Needless to say, these findings portend...
View ArticleSplit State
The latest poll from PPP is a sight to behold: just about every statewide contest is totally tied. The race for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, and State Treasurer are all within a...
View ArticlePat McCrory: The Most Spineless Politician
Pat McCrory is setting the record for Most Spineless Politician. Since getting elected, he’s repeatedly trashed his own purported principles, and refused to own his decisions. He’s got no backbone, no...
View ArticleCooper’s First Ad
The Roy Cooper campaign launched their first ad of the 2016 general election. It’s actually pretty good. It depicts Cooper as one tough son of a gun who has stood up for North Carolinians against...
View ArticleIn #ncgov, no time for euphemism
If history is just, August 2, 2016 will go down in infamy. On that day Pat McCrory cemented his place as the heir to George Wallace. Except if anything McCrory’s pro-bigotry stance is broader. State...
View ArticleTrumpkin
You’ve got to hand it to Pat McCrory. He’s adaptable. When he needed to be the moderate Republican mayor of a New South city, he fit the role. When he arrived in Raleigh and found a state government...
View ArticleHonestly, folks
New York Time’s columnist Paul Krugman worries that Hillary Clinton is going to get “Gored.” In the 2000 election, Al Gore was defeated by innuendo and perceptions rather than facts. Voters believed...
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