by John Wynne | Sep 1, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGov |
While the redistricting wars are going on in the courts, the NC GOP continues to remind people that Roy Cooper was once the ‘redistricting king’, even though he now wants to put a nonpartisan redistricting commission in place. I’m not sure about the...
by Alexander H. Jones | Aug 9, 2015 | NC Politics, NCGov |
Now we know why the sharks came. They weren’t driven to North Carolina by warm water currents or the delicious sight of fun-noodling tourists. No, our toothy friends smelled blood on Blount Street, and, like Democrats, they wanted in. July’s finance report was...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 6, 2015 | Editor's Blog, NCGov |
Pat McCrory’s Oedipal relationship with Aldona Wos was on full display yesterday as the governor wept at her departure. It was quite a contrast with Tata’s lonely exit last week. No press conference and no tears. Of the two, Tata was the better secretary. I imagine...
by John Wynne | Aug 3, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGOP, NCGov |
Trial lawyer cash, and a full-time job. That’s the spin coming from the McCrory team on why they were badly outraised in the last quarter. Following Cooper’s successful fundraising haul, the state party tweeted that the money raised was part of...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 29, 2015 | Editor's Blog, NCGov |
Pat McCrory’s bad week last week just spilled over into this week. Last week, Pat McCrory was ridiculed by a host of legislators and sued by news organizations for failing to release long-requested public documents. This week, his Transportation Secretary, Tony Tata,...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 24, 2015 | Editor's Blog, NCGov |
Pat McCrory’s angry letter-to-the-editor of the Charlotte Observer was really a remarkable document. The Observer’s not just any newspaper. It’s his hometown newspaper and they endorsed him twice in his runs for governor and every time he ran for mayor. The...
