by Alexander H. Jones | Nov 17, 2016 | Environment, NC Politics, NCGov, North Carolina |
Barring a coup d’etat, Roy Cooper has ejected Pat McCrory from the governor’s mansion. McCrory can spend the rest of his working life as a Duke Energy lobbyist. Which brings us to the topic of this post. One of Cooper’s top tasks will be to reverse his predecessor’s...
by Alexander H. Jones | Nov 3, 2016 | National Politics, Presidential race, Republicans |
More than any candidate in memory, Donald Trump has changed politics. He hasn’t just been a major-party nominee for president. For the moment, at least, he has substantially revolutionized right-of-center political culture in this country. Here are three ways in which...
by Alexander H. Jones | Oct 27, 2016 | Campaigns, National Politics, Politics, Republicans, US Senate |
To the surprise of few, Richard Burr’s “moderation” turns out to be a mask. Faced with his first real political threat, he has chosen the way of decades of demagogues. Not for him are bipartisanship and affable pragmatism. No: In Burrworld, fear-mongering appears to...
by Alexander H. Jones | Oct 13, 2016 | 2016 Elections, NC Politics, NCGOP, US Senate |
Don’t let him fool you: Richard Burr did defend Donald Trump’s boast that “I grab them by the pussy.” Echoing the Trumpkin line, our distinguished Senator claimed, “we hear comments like this from professional athletes frequently,” (wrong), thus excusing Mr. Trump’s...
by Alexander H. Jones | Oct 11, 2016 | 2016 Elections, NCGOP, Politics, Republicans
They did it to themselves again. Having gravely imperiled their chance to hold our governorship, Republicans have stumbled into a presidential disaster. A catastrophic, self-inflicted political wound, the Trump Tapes are as Rep. Darren Jackson pointed out “HB2 all...
