by Thomas Mills | Apr 9, 2019 | 2020 elections, Editor's Blog
Democrats have a conundrum. Their energy is with younger, educated and more social media savvy activists but their actual voters are older and more moderate. Candidates like Beto O’Rourke, Bernie Sanders and Kamala Harris excite the base. Candidates like Joe Biden and...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 8, 2019 | Editor's Blog
The #MeToo movement has been a welcome and necessary force in American society. It’s part of a long overdue process that begins to put women on equal footing with men. It not only makes clear that the most blatant sexual harassment is unacceptable but that more subtle...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 5, 2019 | Editor's Blog, Politics
Right now, the press is pushing a false equivalency narrative in the Greg Lindberg scandal that led to the indictments of state GOP Chair Robin Hayes and former Chatham County GOP Chair John Palermo. Stories quickly popped up saying “Democrats took Lindberg money,...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 4, 2019 | Editor's Blog
People give to political campaigns for different reasons. Some know the candidates personally. Some share ideological beliefs. Some believe they’re better than the opponents. Some do so just because they are asked. Some want access. And some expect something in...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 3, 2019 | Editor's Blog
Robin Hayes had a distinguished career until Donald Trump came along. Hayes, an heir to the Cannon textile fortune, served in the legislature and Congress and was capping off his political career by serving as Chair of the North Carolina Republican Party....
