by Thomas Mills | Nov 7, 2017 | Democrats, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, Politics |
The race for mayor of Raleigh highlights a division in the Democratic coalition that’s less noted than the split between establishment Democrats and left-leaning populist supporters of Bernie Sanders. In Raleigh, the split is between less affluent African-Americans...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 26, 2017 | 2018 elections, Editor's Blog, News |
More evidence emerged this week showing the difficulties Congressional Republicans face as they enter the 2018 cycle. A Fox News poll shows Democrats with a staggering 15-point advantage on the generic ballot (“If the election for Congress were held tomorrow, would...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 24, 2017 | 2018 elections, Editor's Blog, North Carolina |
Steve Bannon is coming to North Carolina. He’s announced that he will jump into the Republican primary in the 9th Congressional District. Bannon will lend his toxic white nationalist politics to the campaign of Mark Harris in his run against Republican incumbent...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 20, 2017 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics |
The GOP in North Carolina is in a hurry. You would think people serving in a body that was elected in unconstitutional districts would be cautious about how quickly they move. Not the Republicans in this state. They have all the hubris they brought to power when they...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 18, 2017 | 2018 elections, Editor's Blog |
North Carolina doesn’t like to be left out of the political spotlight, even in years when we don’t seem to have any high profile races. Next year is a blue moon election when we have no statewide council of state or federal races at the top the ticket. Historically,...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 6, 2017 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics |
The General Assembly’s never-ending session continued doing damage to the state this week. Republicans sent unfunded mandates that will hurt counties and schools. They continue micromanaging the Attorney General’s office to spite Democrat Josh Stein and leave the...
