by Thomas Mills | Dec 19, 2013 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, Polling
Civitas released its last poll of 2013 this week. From now on, polling will be in an election year and in a few months, we’ll have real candidates running and advertising in legislative primaries. Slowly, the electorate will tune in and we’ll start to know more about...
by Thomas Mills | Dec 18, 2013 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGOP, US House
Earlier this year, Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger gave a head fake when he ran television ads touting Republican policies and sharply criticizing Kay Hagan. Most pundits, including me, thought he was about to jump into the U. S. Senate primary. Instead, Sen....
by Thomas Mills | Dec 13, 2013 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, US Senate |
You would think that after Mitt Romney’s 47% remark defined him as an elitist with disdain for half of the country that Republican candidates would be vigilant about not making generalities about the electorate. But you would be wrong. And here in North Carolina, it’s...
by Thomas Mills | Dec 12, 2013 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, US Senate
Political campaigns are rarely won or lost on issues alone. Instead, issues are used to illustrate and support broader themes and arguments. They provide substance to more general feelings that voters have toward candidates or parties. For instance, if Obamacare...
by Thomas Mills | Dec 11, 2013 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, National Politics, NCGOP, US Senate |
Well, this week is good news for functioning government. It looks like the U. S. House and Senate have come to a budget agreement that will avoid another government shutdown and more sequester cuts. In addition, the Senate is now approving Obama’s judicial nominees...
by Thomas Mills | Dec 9, 2013 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, Tax Reform |
At the beginning of 2014, one of the North Carolina GOP’s signature legislative accomplishments goes into effect–tax reform. As the News & Observer noted, the new rules come with some confusing paperwork. Some business owners and their employees are griping,...
