by Thomas Mills | Apr 16, 2018 | 2018 elections, Editor's Blog
Even without a high-profile governor’s race or US Senate contest, North Carolina is once again on the national radar screen. At a conference of political consultants in Nashville last week, a DCCC staffer told an audience that North Carolina is the state to watch. The...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 13, 2018 | 2018 elections, Ads, NC Politics |
Rarely do I find myself unabashedly rooting for a Republican. In fact, I really can’t remember another time that I have. Right now, though, I’m pulling for Walter Jones, Jr., in North Carolina’s Third Congressional District. Jones faces a primary from Craven County...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 9, 2018 | 2018 elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics |
On Friday, Dan McCready will be the Democratic nominee. If he’s not, the district will fall back to safe Republican. McCready launched his campaign a year ago and has proven his ability to both raise money and put together an organization. He fits the district, too....
by Thomas Mills | Apr 6, 2018 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics
Democrats are preparing for a big year and Republicans are conceding that November could be rough for them this year. At a press conference in March, a Democratic strategist laid out an optimistic scenario for legislative races in North Carolina. Meanwhile,...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 4, 2018 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics |
Fifty years ago today, Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis. He was only 39 years old but had won the Nobel Peace Prize and was probably already the most famous African American in U.S. history. His death cemented his legacy and reputation as one of the...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 3, 2018 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, Trump |
The hog industry has always had a contentious existence in North Carolina. It moved to the state in the early 1990s when regulations in Midwestern states sent the growers looking for new territory. North Carolina was ripe for picking. The tobacco industry was dying...
