Lessons from Florida?

Lessons from Florida?

My late business partner Ross Bates used to say, “Everything works until it doesn’t.” In Florida last night, we may have seen what’s not working anymore. Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum won the Democratic nomination for Florida governor by defeating former...
More electoral chaos

More electoral chaos

North Carolina’s election cycle has been thrown into chaos yet again. The U.S. District Court again found the Congressional districts drawn by the legislature in 2016 unconstitutional. They also suggested that those districts should not be used this year. There’s not...
A look at state senate races

A look at state senate races

Prognosticators watching the North Carolina legislative races believe that Democrats’ best hope of overcoming the GOP’s veto proof majority lies with the House. In the Senate, Republicans hold a 35-15 majority. Democrats would need to win six seats to sustain a veto...
Like 2006

Like 2006

Back in 2006, the economy was chugging along at a modest rate. Unemployment was about 4.5% and economic growth was around 3%. Americans said health care and its rising costs were their greatest domestic concern. The war in Iraq had no end in sight despite George Bush...