by Thomas Mills | Feb 2, 2017 | Editor's Blog, North Carolina |
When the numbers were released in North Carolina, they showed that almost half of voters under 25 years old didn’t vote and over 40% of voters aged 26-40 stayed home. Hunter Buxton, executive director of First Vote NC, notes that more than 40% of the 18-25 year olds...
by Thomas Mills | Feb 1, 2017 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, North Carolina |
The News & Observer’s article about Pat McCrory’s emails concerning HB2 describe a man who never figured out to survive in state government. He was clearly thin-skinned, obsessing over news reports and unwilling to stand up for what he really believed. He got...
by Thomas Mills | Jan 30, 2017 | Editor's Blog, Trump |
From a political standpoint, Donald Trump’s ban on travelers from seven Muslim countries was successful. He never called it a ban on Muslims but the press did and his base supporters responded positively. As far as they’re concerned, he’s delivered on another campaign...
by Thomas Mills | Jan 27, 2017 | 2016 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics |
The 2016 election data is in and it’s pretty ugly for North Carolina Democrats. According to data released by Democracy North Carolina yesterday, their turnout in November was down 1.4% from 2012 while Republican turnout was up 2.5%. That’s what they call an...
by Thomas Mills | Jan 25, 2017 | Editor's Blog, Voting Rights |
Yesterday, Donald Trump again said that massive voter fraud cost him the popular vote. Immediately, people on social media said not to pay attention to Trump’s lies but to his actions. At the same time, he was claiming massive voter fraud, he was signing executive...
