by Thomas Mills | Jul 10, 2020 | 2020 elections, Editor's Blog
Support for Donald Trump is continuing to deteriorate in North Carolina. A PPP poll yesterday shows him trailing Joe Biden by four in the state, 50-46. That’s two points more than it was just a few weeks ago and reflects findings from other polls last week that show...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 8, 2020 | 2020 elections, Editor's Blog
The news in politics keeps getting tougher for Republicans. After Democrats reported huge fundraising numbers in Senate and House races this week, the Cook Political Report released its Electoral College Ratings. As of today, according to Cook, “Democrats have 279...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 7, 2020 | 2020 elections, Editor's Blog
Campaigns are announcing their second quarter fundraising totals and the numbers are staggering—for Democrats. In North Carolina, U.S. Senate candidate Cal Cunningham says he raised more than $7.4 million between April 1 to June 30. Governor Roy Cooper raised more...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 6, 2020 | 2020 elections, coronavirus, Editor's Blog |
As several early open states see massive spikes in COVID-19 infections, likely to be followed by high death tolls in the coming weeks, Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest is expanding on the Trump line. He’s telling crowds that masks are proven to be unhelpful and that...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 2, 2020 | 2020 elections, coronavirus, Editor's Blog |
I’ve rarely seen a party rushing to get on the wrong side of voters like Republicans are now. They’ve given up on listening to experts and rely instead on pundits. If they don’t believe the coronavirus is a hoax, they believe the response to it is overblown. They are...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 1, 2020 | 2020 elections, Editor's Blog
Back in 2015, pressure was mounting to move Confederate monuments out of public spaces. The GOP’s white rural base was incensed, demanding we not erase history like those statues did when they were erected. To protect the monuments, the GOP put in place bureaucratic...
