by Alexander H. Jones | Sep 2, 2016 | Democrats, NC Politics |
As Democrats have suffered attrition in state houses, and national analysts have argued that their bench is in trouble. The NCDP has had the same experience of defeat, but despite substantial losses has emerged with a stronger bench–and possibly a brighter...
by Alexander H. Jones | Aug 25, 2016 | Democrats, Demographic Trends
National pundits often overestimate the current role of Latinos in North Carolina’s electoral transformation. Many of them seem to assume that growing Hispanic, African-American and upmarket white populations is an essentially universal formula. Here, the first two...
by Alexander H. Jones | Aug 18, 2016 | 2016 Elections, NC Politics, NCGOP, Republicans
You never want to get too comfortable in politics. Still, NC Democrats have reason for optimism. Fivethirtyeight.com gives Clinton a 77% chance of carrying the state, up from 45% last month. Roy Cooper continues to lead in all credible polls and in the money race....
by Alexander H. Jones | Aug 11, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Democrats, NC Politics |
For years, the state Democratic Party was rooted in the flat, sandy soil to Raleigh’s east. The “Eastern North Carolina machine” was the stuff of legend. It won elections, it raised money, it invested in education and occasionally gorged on pork (fiscally and...
by Alexander H. Jones | Aug 4, 2016 | Civil Rights, LGBT Rights, NC Politics, NCGov |
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 politics watchers awoke Tuesday to see McCrory taking a more...
