by Thomas Mills | Nov 5, 2018 | 2018 elections, Editor's Blog
Democrats won the news cycle last week. Heading into the final weekend of the election, they have momentum and the electorate seems to the be breaking their way. Donald Trump’s message of fear and hate was over the top for too many Americans. He may have inspired a...
by Thomas Mills | Nov 2, 2018 | Editor's Blog, Poll Analysis
Yesterday, Meredith College released a poll with some shocking numbers. Democrats hold a 10 point advantage in the generic ballots for both legislature and Congress. Unfortunately for Democrats, the poll tested registered voters, not likely voters. In other words, the...
by Thomas Mills | Nov 1, 2018 | 2018 elections, Editor's Blog |
Two days ago, Republicans in Connecticut sent out a mailer depicting a Jewish Democrat as money grubbing. It reminded me of the pieces sent out in North Carolina saying Democrats are “not one of us” because they have “New York liberal values.” It’s all a bunch of dog...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 31, 2018 | 2018 elections, Editor's Blog
This year in North Carolina, it’s all about the unaffiliated voters. They’re voting as a larger proportion of the electorate than they have in past midterms and how they break will likely determine the outcome of the election. If they break for Republicans, they could...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 30, 2018 | 2018 elections, Editor's Blog, Politics
Trump and the GOP have decided on their closing argument for the 2018 campaign. They’re banking that they can further fire up or scare the Republican base into the polls by fanning the flames of bigotry against immigrants. They’ve created a horror story of an...