by Thomas Mills | Dec 9, 2019 | Editor's Blog
At first blush, attorney Greg Doucette seems an odd foil for the Republicans running the UNC Board of Governors. In 2016, he was the GOP nominee for a state senate seat in Durham. He’s spent most of his life involved in Republican politics even though he’s now...
by Thomas Mills | Dec 6, 2019 | 2020 elections, Editor's Blog
Now that the Congressional districts have been settled we know one thing for almost certain: all of the races will be decided in March. Short of a tectonic shift in our politics, Republicans will hold eight seats and Democrats five. The makeup of our Congressional...
by Thomas Mills | Dec 5, 2019 | Editor's Blog
In an extraordinary move, three members of the Transylvania County Board of Commissioners announced that they are leaving the Republican Party. One, David Guice, is a former state representative and Page Lemel’s father, Bill Ives, served as a Republican legislator...
by Thomas Mills | Dec 4, 2019 | Editor's Blog
If you’re saying that the Ukrainians interfered with our elections, you’re either bad or dumb. There’s really not much in between. I’ll give Senator Richard Burr the benefit of the doubt and assume he’s the latter. When Burr, who is the chair of the Senate...
by Thomas Mills | Dec 3, 2019 | 2020 elections, Editor's Blog
Garland Tucker dropped out of the GOP Senate primary in North Carolina yesterday. Thom Tillis must be feeling a bit relieved but it could be short lived. After the courts approved the newly-drawn congressional districts yesterday, two other Republican Congressmen...
