Judicial whiplash

Judicial whiplash

If you’re watching the redistricting court cases in North Carolina, you may suffer from whiplash. And it might not be over yet.  On Friday, a three-judge panel of Wake County Superior Court judges ruled that filing for legislative and Congressional seats could move...
Old battles

Old battles

I got into a discussion on Twitter with a woman who believes the threat of right-wing political violence and the threat to democracy are overblown. She comes from the left, not the right. I realized that our differences, in part, come from perspective. What I see...
Regaining trust of rural voters

Regaining trust of rural voters

In the wake of the Virginia election, the group Third Way commissioned a focus group to figure out why Biden voters switched to Republican Glenn Youngkin this year. In an interview with the New York Times, Brian Stryker, who conducted the groups, said of the...
Character and competence

Character and competence

Yesterday, Mandy Cohen, Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, announced she’s stepping down. She’s been with the department since Cooper’s first term began and she stayed through a pandemic. She also received compliments from both...