by Thomas Mills | Dec 5, 2018 | 2018 elections, Editor's Blog
The Republican reaction to the massive election fraud scandal in NC-09 that’s now garnering national attention is interesting to watch. The GOP leadership is demanding that Mark Harris, the Republican Congressional candidate who led in the district by 905 votes, be...
by Thomas Mills | Dec 4, 2018 | Editor's Blog, History
Yesterday, the UNC Board of Trustees struggled to figure out what to do with Silent Sam, the monument honoring Confederate soldiers that was toppled earlier this year. Much of the board would prefer to move the statue off campus but state law prevents that. Instead,...
by Thomas Mills | Dec 3, 2018 | Editor's Blog, US House
The voter fraud scandal unfolding down in Bladen County lays bare the GOP’s hypocrisy. With almost no evidence except the election of a black man as President of the United States, the GOP has claimed broad corruption was tainting our elections. To hear them tell it,...
by Thomas Mills | Nov 30, 2018 | Editor's Blog
Republicans who have been claiming that voter fraud is rampant finally have their proof—and it’s Republicans who are promoting the fraud. Down in Bladen County, it appears a group of Republican operatives ran a scam to get votes for Republican Congressional candidate...
by Thomas Mills | Nov 29, 2018 | Editor's Blog
The elevation of Thomas Farr to a lifelong appointment to the federal courts says a lot about the Republican Party. They’re rewarding a man who unabashedly participated in making voting more difficult for African-Americans. They’re sending a signal that there is no...
