by Kirk Kovach | May 10, 2019 | 2020 election, The Kovach Corner, US Senate
In the past few months, scrutinizing eyes have fallen upon Republican Senator Thom Tillis here in the Tar Heel state. Endless speculation surrounding a potential primary challenge finally bore fruit earlier this week: Tucker Garland, a conservative businessman and...
by Kirk Kovach | May 6, 2019 | 2020 election, The Feed, The Kovach Corner, US Senate
For months now, and especially on the heels of his unexplainable op-ed flip flop in the Washington Post, there have been rumors and speculation that the incumbent Republican Senator Thom Tillis might face a primary challenger. Now, one has appeared in the form of...
by Kirk Kovach | Apr 25, 2019 | 2020 election, NC Senate Races, The Feed, The Kovach Corner
Morning Consult released a poll this morning that showed Republican Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina hemorrhaging support from members of his own party. In February, Senator Tillis publicly opposed President Trump’s national emergency over the border wall,...
by Kirk Kovach | Apr 19, 2019 | The Kovach Corner
Let this serve as a mea culpa. People of North Carolina: I was wrong. Last year, still starry-eyed and idealistic in college at Chapel Hill, I wrote a letter to the editor and submitted it to the News & Observer: 3/4/18 | News & Observer I tried to give him...
by Kirk Kovach | Mar 28, 2019 | Health Care, The Kovach Corner
A few weeks ago I wrote about the simmering battle between the uber-conservative State Treasurer Dale Folwell and his Republican compatriots in the legislature. One might assume that they would be lockstep in their goals, but then one would be incorrect. HB184 is...
by Kirk Kovach | Mar 22, 2019 | The Kovach Corner
As is their wont, Republicans in the General Assembly pushed through their chosen candidates to sit on the UNC Board of Governors with little to no input from the Democratic minority. Per the N&O: The Senate’s election came one day after a rancorous debate in the...
