by Michael Cooper | Nov 8, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Campaigns, Features, National Politics
12:59 – Roy Came out and declared victory. We’re headed to a recount. He’s in the stronger position. Roy has long been the top vote getter of North Carolina Democrats. He came though again. We think. Outside of the that it’s been a sad and...
by Michael Cooper | Nov 7, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Campaigns, Features, NC Politics
Hillary Clinton is about to close her campaign on the campus of N.C. State. If she loses Ohio, but wins the presidency through North Carolina, you can expect us to be a swing-state for years to come. We’ll know Tuesday night just how much the demographics have...
by Michael Cooper | Nov 3, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Features, NC Politics, NCGov |
I didn’t vote for Governor McCrory but I rooted for him anyway. As North Carolina came out of recession, counties like mine came out slower than average, and one couldn’t help but root for the man in charge. I knew he was a Republican, but we’re all in this together,...
by Michael Cooper | Jul 29, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Campaigns, Democrats, DNC 2016, Features |
“There was a time when the church was very powerful,” wrote Martin Luther King, Jr. from inside the Birmingham jail. A time when, “early Christians rejoiced at being deemed worthy to suffer for what they believed.” “In those days,”...
by Michael Cooper | Jul 28, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Campaigns, Democrats, DNC 2016, Features
Barack Obama never attended Donald Trump’s wedding and had no history with the man until the rise of birtherism. Now Trump runs for the presidency against Obama’s record, claiming America isn’t great. So this election is personal. It’s about...
