by Michael Cooper | Jul 29, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Campaigns, Democrats, DNC 2016, Features |
“There was a time when the church was very powerful,” wrote Martin Luther King, Jr. from inside the Birmingham jail. A time when, “early Christians rejoiced at being deemed worthy to suffer for what they believed.” “In those days,”...
by John Wynne | Jul 28, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NC Senate Races |
North Carolina Senate District 19: State Sen. Wesley Meredith (R) vs. Toni Morris (D) The state’s 19th Senate District is a rather unusually shaped district represented by Republican Wesley Meredith. Despite the attempts of legislators to make the seat as...
by Michael Cooper | Jul 28, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Campaigns, Democrats, DNC 2016, Features
Barack Obama never attended Donald Trump’s wedding and had no history with the man until the rise of birtherism. Now Trump runs for the presidency against Obama’s record, claiming America isn’t great. So this election is personal. It’s about...
by Michael Cooper | Jul 27, 2016 | Democrats, DNC 2016, Features, Politics |
It was hard not to get emotional watching women older than their right to vote nominating Hillary Clinton on the floor of the Democratic National Convention. It was almost as hard not to tear up watching Bernie’s brother cast his vote in the city of brotherly...
by Michael Cooper | Jul 27, 2016 | Democrats, DNC 2016, Features, Politics |
Bill Clinton was good Tuesday night, but not in the ways we expected, and unlike 2012, when we knew in the moment, we won’t know whether he truly helped his wife until Election Night. The Big Dog was soft spoken, patient, almost weary, taking over 40 minutes to...
by Michael Cooper | Jul 26, 2016 | Democrats, DNC 2016, Features, Politics |
Today I heard the story of a Bernie Sanders delegate from North Carolina, who when asked, did not know the name of North Carolina’s Democratic nominee for governor, and who when pressed, admitted she didn’t plan to vote for him or any Democrats in...
