by John Wynne | May 20, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NCGOP, US Senate |
Don’t look now, but compassionate conservatism is making a comeback. Observers thought it was dead and buried after the Bush administration. But now, after watching the electoral failure of Romney/Ryan conservatism, the GOP appears to be retreating to the old...
by John Wynne | May 15, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Democrats, Features, NCGOP |
In the second-largest county in the state, there are dark clouds on the horizon for the GOP. Despite a midterm turnout that should favor Republicans, they’re on track to lose control of the Wake County Board of Commissioners. Republicans right now have four out...
by Thomas Mills | May 15, 2014 | Editor's Blog, Education, NCGOP |
Talk about stepping on a message. While Pat McCrory is desperately trying to convince the public that the GOP does, in fact, care about teachers, some of his Republican colleagues in the legislature are making the case that teachers are overpaid and have it too easy....
by Matt Phillippi | May 14, 2014 | Education, Features, NC Politics, NCGOP |
Unlike a lot of current members of the NC General Assembly I have a great deal of respect for teachers. My mother has been a teacher, librarian, and technology specialist in the WCPSS for over 20 years. The mother of my daughter is a teacher, as are her mother and...
by Gerrick Brenner | May 12, 2014 | Education, NC Politics, NCGOP |
Guest blogger Gerrick Brenner is Executive Director of Progress NC . How many Republican state lawmakers does it take to defend the GOP’s cuts to our public schools? Apparently at a town hall meeting in his own district, House Rep. Tim Moffitt of Buncombe County knew...
by Alexander H. Jones | May 8, 2014 | NCGOP |
I may sound like a broken record on this point, but it’s important: Nothing about the North Carolina Republican Party is moderate. On Tuesday, 27% of Republicans voted for Greg Brannon, who believes the United States government may have planned 9/11, and who has...
