by Thomas Mills | Dec 2, 2016 | Editor's Blog, North Carolina |
In light of Pat McCrory’s accusations of voter fraud and voting irregularities, Democrats started to suspect that the governor was trying to cast enough doubt about the legitimacy of the election that the legislature would determine the outcome. Republicans scoffed at...
by Thomas Mills | Dec 1, 2016 | Editor's Blog, Politics |
In 2015, I had two friends working on the Kentucky governor’s race. Their candidate was popular Attorney General Jack Conway. I called both on the day of the election to wish them luck. Both told me the same thing: they were expecting a nice victory that evening....
by Thomas Mills | Nov 30, 2016 | Editor's Blog, Politics |
North Carolina will have elections for General Assembly again this year. The federal court ordered the legislature to redraw unconstitutional districts by March 3, 2017 and hold elections by the end of the year. Democrats are celebrating the chance to break the GOP...
by Thomas Mills | Nov 28, 2016 | Editor's Blog, Politics |
If Pat McCrory’s attempt to win the election through challenging voters does anything, it should put to rest the Republican notion of widespread voter fraud. His appeals have shown that fraud is rare and statistically insignificant. GOP attempts to restrict access to...
by Thomas Mills | Nov 22, 2016 | Editor's Blog |
Maybe Democrats should take a page out of Pat McCrory and the NCGOP’s playbook. Almost before the votes were counted, McCrory and company were crying voter fraud. As McCrory’s inevitable loss became apparent, they upped the game by filing complaints of voting...
