by Thomas Mills | Nov 6, 2020 | 2020 elections, Editor's Blog |
Joe Biden has won the presidency and Donald Trump and his Trumpsters are showing off their authoritarian anti-American instincts. As I write, Biden has surpassed Trump’s numbers in Pennsylvania and will see his margin climb to about 100,000 votes. Biden is leading in...
by Thomas Mills | Nov 4, 2020 | 2020 elections, Editor's Blog |
Last night, I learned how little I understand North Carolina politics. For years, I thought I had a pretty good handle on my native state. Since 2016, though, most of my assumptions have been proven wrong. I never thought Democrats would have such bad night in this...
by Thomas Mills | Nov 3, 2020 | 2020 elections, Editor's Blog
We head into Election Day with Democrats looking poised to have a good night in North Carolina. Roy Cooper will almost certainly get re-elected by a healthy margin. Joe Biden has maintained a small but consistent lead for months. And Cal Cunningham appears to be...
by Thomas Mills | Nov 2, 2020 | 2020 elections, Editor's Blog |
With in-person early vote ending on Saturday, I continue my obsession with turnout numbers. I also continue to put my faith in people who are undesignated race and gender to carry Democrats across the line. Voters who have undesignated race make up almost ten percent...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 30, 2020 | 2020 elections, Editor's Blog |
At this point in the election cycle, I’m obsessing over turnout numbers and trying to glean any information I can about the potential outcome. I wait for various analysts to tell me how many people voted the previous day and what the break down looks like. I wait for...
