by Thomas Mills | Jul 25, 2017 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics |
The ads are just too easy. At a time when violent crime is increasing for the first time in decades, the Republicans in the legislature cut funding for the state’s top law enforcement agency by $10 million. In other words, the GOP made us less safe. It’s a...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 24, 2017 | Editor's Blog, Obamacare |
Nowhere is the GOP bubble more obvious than in the current debate over whether or not to repeal Obamacare. According the Republicans, the ACA broke a system where, as one person told me on twitter, “88% liked their healthcare before Obamacare.” Now, according to...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 21, 2017 | Ads, Trump |
Shortly after the election in November, one GOP pundit criticized Democrats for lacking faith in the strength of the American system to survive a president like Donald Trump. He pointed to the institutions and balance of powers that protect our government and its...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 20, 2017 | Democrats, Editor's Blog |
What a difference a leader makes. Roy Cooper is leading and rebuilding the state Democratic Party and taking the fight the Republicans every day. Now, he’s announced a well-funded effort to make serious in-roads into the GOP majorities in the legislature. He’s firing...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 19, 2017 | Congressional Races, Editor's Blog, US House |
If Democrats are going to take back the U.S. House of Representatives, they’re going to have to win districts like NC-09. About half the voters live in Charlotte and its eastern suburbs and the other half live in the rural counties of south-central North Carolina....
