by Thomas Mills | Mar 30, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Editor's Blog, LGBT Rights, NCGov |
Roy Cooper indicated that he was running for governor less than a year into Pat McCrory’s term. He was so dismayed by the direction that Republicans were taking the state, that he felt obligated to jump into the race. Democrats cheered his announcement after two...
by Alexander H. Jones | Mar 28, 2016 | LGBT Rights, NC Politics, NCGov |
After reading about McCrory’s post-HB2 presser, I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. But I was tempted to choose laughter. Colin Campbell’s report is a veritable Encyclopedia of Hapless Pat. First there’s the persecution complex: “‘…Gov. Pat...
by Walt de Vries | Mar 22, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Campaigns, NC Politics, NCGov, Politics, Presidential race |
Three hours after John Davis released his optimistic column on Governor McCrory’s re-election chances, based mostly on the successful passage of the $2 billion bond issue on March 15, I wrote John to let him know that I agreed that he had made a powerful argument in...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 3, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGov |
Early voting for the March 15 primary begins today. Over the next few days, I’ll tell you who I’m voting for in most of the races and why I’m supporting the candidates. Today, I’ll start with the governor’s race. I’m voting Roy Cooper. The main objective of Democrats...
by John Wynne | Feb 29, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGov |
Roy Cooper’s challenge is the same one shared by every non-incumbent: the burden of proof is on the challenger. He has to prove that McCrory’s governorship has been bad for North Carolina. For incumbents like McCrory, it’s innocent until proven...
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...
