by Thomas Mills | Oct 31, 2016 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics |
Last week, I got a call from a friend who grew up with me. He’s a recently retired law enforcement officer and he wanted to talk politics. Even though he can’t vote for me, he’d seen my ads on television. His first question was, “You’re a Democrat, right?” I said,...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 28, 2016 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics |
Early voting seems to indicate that GOP claims that they’re ready for GOTV are true. While Democrats have seen a drop in the number of in-person early voters since 2012, Republicans are seeing an increase. According to Dr. Michael Bitzer, Republicans have shown up at...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 26, 2016 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics |
My first election working in politics was 1994. I was helping on a state senate campaign in rural North Carolina. We had put together a good organization and had a small direct mail program. We were feeling good about our chances when the wave on Election Day knocked...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 24, 2016 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics |
Robin Hayes’ case for supporting the Republican Party in the election is one big mess. His hyperbole is over the top and his chief rationale for voting for Trump is sham. Hayes calls the election the “republic’s last stand.” First, if anybody threatens the future of...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 21, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics |
Last night, Donald Trump showed exactly how badly he and his campaign have melted down. At the Al Smith Dinner in New York City, Trump attacked Hillary Clinton at a venue that was supposed to be relatively civil. He received boos from an audience of his fellow New...
by James Kotecki | Oct 19, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Campaigns, Education, HB2, Moral Monday, NC House Races, NC Politics, North Carolina, PODCAST, Politics, The North Carolinian
When you think about the kind of candidates that get state Democrats excited this year, you might not think of a woman who once received unemployment benefits, was once arrested, and was once a Republican. But that’s Jen Ferrell, the now-Democratic challenger of a...
