by Thomas Mills | Jan 25, 2018 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics |
As I’ve said before, the North Carolina Republicans embraced Trumpism before there was Trump. They’ve taken a populist, authoritarian approach to governing, playing to an angry base while limiting the checks and balances designed to give our government accountability....
by Thomas Mills | Jan 24, 2018 | 2018 elections, Ads, North Carolina, Polling |
Public Policy Polling released its first North Carolina poll of the year. Like polls around the country, it’s full of warning signs for Republicans. While the cycle is just beginning, the GOP faces some strong headwinds. Donald Trump’s favorability rating is a little...
by Thomas Mills | Jan 22, 2018 | Editor's Blog, Polling |
The government shutdown this weekend has everybody pointing fingers. Democrats blame Republicans and Donald Trump. Republicans claim Democrats put the needs of people who aren’t even citizens above the needs of those who are. A series of polls left plenty of spin for...
by Thomas Mills | Jan 19, 2018 | Editor's Blog, Redistricting |
The Supreme Court stayed the decision of the three-judge panel that found our Congressional districts are unconstitutional gerrymanders. The panel had ordered the districts redrawn this month but the Supreme Court will allow the districts drawn in February 2016 to...
by Thomas Mills | Jan 18, 2018 | Editor's Blog, Poverty |
Republicans in Congress are about to cut off health insurance to millions of children across the country, including 95,000 here in North Carolina. It’s another failure of leadership and governing. The party that has no problem offering a windfall in tax cuts for the...
