by Thomas Mills | Oct 29, 2020 | coronavirus, Editor's Blog |
Back in 1992, James Carville taped a sign on the wall of the Bill Clinton campaign that read, “It’s the economy, Stupid!” This year, he updated the slogan to “It’s the pandemic, Stupid!” Carville is right: the pandemic is the key driver of voters this year. ...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 26, 2020 | 2020 elections, coronavirus, Editor's Blog
As we enter into the final stretch of the campaign, North Carolina seems to be holding steady. Polls show Joe Biden leading Donald Trump and Cal Cunningham is, so far, surviving his sex scandal. Roy Cooper is poised to handily win re-election and voters are voting in...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 22, 2020 | 2020 elections, coronavirus, Editor's Blog |
It appears that the GOP plan to deal with the pandemic is the same as their health care plan—nonexistent. In North Carolina, conservatives are just flailing about the way Roy Cooper has handled the crisis. While they bash him for the slow economic recovery, they offer...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 19, 2020 | coronavirus, Editor's Blog
On Sunday, the News & Observer printed headline shouted “Pandemic Dominates NC Governor’s Race.” That’s not the only race that it’s likely to dominate. The rising cases and increasing death toll will drive much of the conversation heading down the stretch. How to...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 16, 2020 | 2020 elections, coronavirus, Editor's Blog |
An Elon University poll released this week offers insight into why Roy Cooper has held such a commanding lead over Dan Forest. It’s not just because Forest is an extremist out of touch with regular North Carolinians. People approve of the way Cooper’s handled the...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 8, 2020 | 2020 elections, coronavirus, Editor's Blog |
The Rose Garden event was designed to be a brazen rebuke of the president’s critics. It would be a high-profile victory lap to celebrate Trump’s third nomination of a third Supreme Court Justice. The event planners intentionally ignored any effort to social distance....
