by Thomas Mills | Nov 5, 2021 | Editor's Blog |
The takes from Virginia keep coming and I’ve still got more. That said, I think we need to remember that an election, much like a poll, is a snapshot in time. Right now, Democrats are struggling with a difficult national environment, some of their own making and...
by Thomas Mills | Nov 3, 2021 | Editor's Blog |
PoliticsNC has offered several takes on the elections last night. Below is mine. Last night confirmed my belief that Democrats are really bad at politics. Not only did they lose the governor’s race in Virginia, they are barely hanging onto the governor’s race in...
by Thomas Mills | Nov 2, 2021 | Editor's Blog |
Yesterday, the North Carolina House swore in a new member from Gaston County. Donnie Loftis replaced Dana Bumgardner who passed away recently. Loftis is a former county commissioner who stormed the Capitol on January 6. Democrats walked out of the chamber when he was...
by Thomas Mills | Nov 1, 2021 | Editor's Blog |
I’ve been trying to avoid watching too much of the redistricting debate because I know what Republicans are going to do. They will maximize their advantage to rig the elections for themselves. Democrats, who are in the minority in both houses of the legislature, are...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 29, 2021 | Editor's Blog |
I’ve been watching the Virginia governor’s race out of the corner of my eye. I haven’t been paying too much attention, but it’s hard to escape it with my Twitter feed. What I’ve seen has been ugly and misguided. Terry McAuliffe is trying desperately to make Glenn...
