by Thomas Mills | May 16, 2019 | 2020 elections, Editor's Blog, Politics
This week in presidential politics, the Democratic field grew with the additions of Montana Governor Steve Bullock and New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio. Both men start with low name recognition and a lot of catching up to do in a field of 23. On the Biden front, the...
by Thomas Mills | May 15, 2019 | Politics
State Senator Dan Bishop ran away with the NC-09 Republican special primary. He garnered almost half the votes in a ten-candidate field and almost doubled the votes of the second place candidate, Stony Rushing of Union County. That puts Bishop and his Democratic...
by Thomas Mills | May 14, 2019 | Editor's Blog, Politics
Today, North Carolina has its second special Congressional election primary of the year. A few weeks ago, we watched the primary in NC-03. Tonight, it’s NC-09. Dan McCready will be the Democrat but the Republican race is up in the air with 10 candidates to choose...
by Thomas Mills | May 13, 2019 | Politics
Apparently, the State Board of Elections is about to replace Kim Strach as executive director. I’m not surprised, but I wish they wouldn’t. Strach has served the state well, putting her job and her obligations before any partisan considerations. Her handling of the...
by Thomas Mills | May 8, 2019 | 2020 elections, Editor's Blog
Yesterday, the North Carolina Court of Appeals overturned the conviction of a man who shot and killed an unarmed black man outside of his home. The court ruled that the prosecutor injected race into his argument when, in fact, there was no evidence the shooting was...
