by Thomas Mills | Jul 31, 2018 | 2018 elections, Editor's Blog, North Carolina |
(Full disclosure: I’m working with the McNeill campaign.) The Congressional battlefield is expanding in North Carolina. The DCCC has added two races to its Majority Makers list. These races are in Republican held districts that Democrats need to reach a majority...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 30, 2018 | 2018 elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics |
Evidence is growing that Republicans will face a reckoning in November. The latest comes from West Virginia, a state Trump won by 50 points. Sabato’s Crystal Ball moved the US Senate race to “Leans Democratic” and moved WV-03 from “Leans Republican” to toss up. That’s...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 27, 2018 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics |
Since 2013, North Carolina has stayed in national headlines because of the political antics of the Republican legislature. The tactics they’ve used are far more disturbing than their policies. They’ve brazenly undermined democracy and systematically removed checks and...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 25, 2018 | 2018 elections, Editor's Blog, Politics |
You’ve got to hand it to the Republicans in the North Carolina General Assembly. They’re brazen in their determination to undermine elections. They’ve given up any pretense of supporting democracy. While the rest of the country is worried about Russians interfering in...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 24, 2018 | Editor's Blog |
The special session called by the legislature today is little more than another power grab by the Republicans in the legislature. It was set in motion by a letter written by Rep. David Lewis that is based on lies, half-truths and rumors and will end with the...