by Thomas Mills | Jul 11, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Budget, Editor's Blog, NC Politics |
Pat McCrory sure was a lot more fun before they put him in a box. We haven’t had any of those say-anything moments in awhile. We also haven’t had one of his freewheeling, unscripted interviews with reporters, either. Instead, we’re getting Pat McCrory 2.0. This...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 10, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, Voting Rights |
In politics, to win an argument, your case needs to be believable just as much as it needs to be true. Right now, Republicans and Democrats are both pushing story lines that have little credibility. On the Republican side, it’s voter suppression laws. On the...
by John Wynne | Jul 8, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGA, Voting Rights |
Recent reports of a rise in African American turnout in the 2014 primaries, the implications of this in light of the new voter ID law, and the upcoming court case surrounding it, looks like much ado about nothing. Others may disagree, of course, but the latest...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 8, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, Voting Rights |
Last week, a Republican group released a study that said African-Americans voted at higher rate in the May primary this year than they did in the May primary in 2010. Republicans hailed the news as proof that their voter suppression tactics weren’t targeted at Black...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 7, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, US Senate
North Carolina is getting used to national attention. The state moved to center stage when President Obama defeated John McCain in the state in 2008. That year, Kay Hagan defeated GOP superstar and incumbent Senator Elizabeth Dole. The next cycle, 2010, saw...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 3, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Economy, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGOP, Obamacare, US Senate |
Karl Rove has a lot of faith in his Obamacare narrative. Yesterday, his latest Crossroads GPS ad accuses the Affordable Care Act of harming the economy and blaming Kay Hagan for supporting the program. And just like Kay Hagan accused Elizabeth Dole of voting with...
