by Thomas Mills | Feb 1, 2018 | 2018 elections, Editor's Blog, Redistricting |
Republicans who keep losing court cases blame judges and the court system instead of looking at the legislation they’re passing. The latest loss came yesterday when a federal judge reinstated primaries for Supreme Court and Court of Appeals cases. It wasn’t a complete...
by Thomas Mills | Jan 24, 2018 | 2018 elections, Ads, North Carolina, Polling |
Public Policy Polling released its first North Carolina poll of the year. Like polls around the country, it’s full of warning signs for Republicans. While the cycle is just beginning, the GOP faces some strong headwinds. Donald Trump’s favorability rating is a little...
by Thomas Mills | Jan 10, 2018 | 2018 elections, Editor's Blog, Redistricting |
Well, our election cycle is in chaos again. Yesterday, a three-judge panel ordered the state to redraw our Congressional Districts. This time, they ruled that the maps are an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander. In particular, Judge Jim Wynn’s ruling cited Rep....
by Elisabeth Almekinder | Jan 2, 2018 | 2018 elections, Features, NC Politics, US House |
From coastal NC, to Washington, D.C., out from the whirlwind political climate that rivals recent hurricanes comes women strong and fit to lead. In Eastern NC, Dr. Kyle Horton is one who could help make political history considering the recent nationwide “blue wave.”...
by Thomas Mills | Dec 12, 2017 | 2018 elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, North Carolina |
Yesterday, North Carolina House Democrats announced nine candidates vying for legislative seats. They called it Blue Monday and rolled out profiles of the six women and three men who announced their candidacies. Members of legislature promoted them on twitter. The...
by Kirk Kovach | Nov 29, 2017 | 2018 elections, Democrats, Features, NC Politics, Politics, The Kovach Corner
Share This post was originally published November 8, 2017 at Carolina Political Review. Landslide. Wave. Tsunami. All of those phrases colored various interpretations of what happened in Virginia yesterday, but all convey the same sense: Democrats are back, in a big...
