by Alexander H. Jones | Apr 1, 2016 | LGBT Rights, NC Politics, NCGOP |
Icarus, you may remember, was the mythical Greek whose arrogance drove him to fly closer and closer to the sun. One day, he got too close, and the heat of our star melted the wax from his wings, dooming him to oblivion. So too with the NCGOP. They have tempted fate...
by John Wynne | Mar 14, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGOP |
If the polls are right, then North Carolina is looking like a Trump win tomorrow night. Here are the numbers: PPP: Trump +11 High Point: Trump +20 Civitas: Trump +6 SurveyUSA: Trump +14 That averages out to 12.75%. Because Trump is known to underperform his polling...
by John Wynne | Mar 2, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGOP |
The presidential primary is coming to North Carolina in less than two weeks and it actually looks like our vote will matter. We’ll be competing with other big states like Ohio and Florida for candidates’ attention, but already we’re seeing some...
by John Wynne | Feb 16, 2016 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NC-08, NCGOP |
Farewell, NC-12. Yes, we’re still going to have a twelfth congressional district. But it won’t be the same. It’s likely that the snake-like, I-85 shaped district we’ve all come to know and love is on its way out, probably for good. This is of...
by Alexander H. Jones | Feb 1, 2016 | 2016 Elections, NC Politics, NCGOP, NCGov |
In case you’ve forgotten, Ricky Diaz, then 24, received a $23,000 bonus along with a sweet gig at DHHS. His buddy did, too, with their respective compensation exceeding entry-level salaries on Wall Street. It struck a huge blow to the governor’s credibility. So Diaz...
by Alexander H. Jones | Jan 13, 2016 | NC House, NC Politics, NCGOP |
Nothing Republicans do is likely to exceed the moral debasement of voter suppression. But they certainly seem determined to try. Consider the case of food stamps. Hoping to hide their heartlessness, Republicans attached new SNAP policies to a nationally controversial...
