by Thomas Mills | Sep 28, 2018 | 2018 elections, Editor's Blog |
Brett Kavanaugh and Lindsey Graham are now the face of the Republican Party, two angry white men railing against Democrats and left-wing groups for making false accusations against the GOP Supreme Court nominee. Their faces contorted in viscous rage, they spewed venom...
by Thomas Mills | Sep 27, 2018 | 2018 elections, Editor's Blog
The race for NC-13 is heating up. Last week, the DCCC released a poll showing Kathy Manning up four over freshman incumbent Republican Ted Budd. Yesterday, the Cook Political Report upgraded the race from Lean Republican to tossup. PoliticsNC also calls the race a...
by Thomas Mills | Sep 26, 2018 | 2018 elections, Editor's Blog
Republicans made a late season trade. They’ll take Kavanaugh and give Democrats white women. It may work out on the court but it won’t work out for their party in the long run. The LA Times has poll that shows the generic Congressional ballot giving Democrats a 14...
by Thomas Mills | Sep 25, 2018 | 2018 elections, Editor's Blog, North Carolina |
(Full disclosure: I’m working with Moore’s opponent, David Brinkley. The views here are mine and do not represent my clients.) For House Speaker Tim Moore, politics has been a lucrative business. Since he got elected to the legislature, his financial...
by Thomas Mills | Sep 24, 2018 | 2018 elections, Editor's Blog
The Kavanaugh nomination has brought out the worst in politics and people. Both sides so quickly went to their respective corners that neither really wants the truth. Progressives are ready to accept Christine Blasey Ford’s allegations at face value. Conservatives are...