by Thomas Mills | Aug 24, 2018 | 2018 elections, North Carolina, Polling
Civitas has another poll out showing the precarious situation facing Republicans in the fall. Their poll of unaffiliated voters shows them breaking heavily for Democrats in November. The poll tries to imply that support for constitutional amendments could mitigate...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 23, 2018 | 2018 elections, Editor's Blog, News |
Back in 2006, the economy was chugging along at a modest rate. Unemployment was about 4.5% and economic growth was around 3%. Americans said health care and its rising costs were their greatest domestic concern. The war in Iraq had no end in sight despite George Bush...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 17, 2018 | 2018 elections, Editor's Blog
Our maps at PoliticsNC have been updated. (Thanks, Amanda.) It’s time to take a look at the lay of the land in legislative races as we approach the end of August and the beginning of the real campaign season in September. We’ll start with the House. Republicans...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 16, 2018 | 2018 elections, Editor's Blog, Education |
It’s election time and Republican legislators are again claiming they’re spending more money on public schools. In direct mail pieces and in social media posts, they’re bragging about their record on education. So once again, it’s time to ask, where’s the money? If...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 14, 2018 | 2018 elections, Editor's Blog
Yesterday was a bad day for the authoritarians in the General Assembly. First, the court came out against their law that would retro-actively change elections laws, leaving two Republicans on the ballot for Supreme Court. Then, all five formers governors, two...
by Darren Janz | Aug 13, 2018 | 2018 elections, Features, History, NC Political Geography, News
Share North Carolina’s judicial system consists of three distinct divisions – the Appellate Division, the Superior Court Division, and the District Court Division. Judges in all three branches are elected directly by the people, and while the latter two consist of...
