by John Wynne | May 11, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features |
Once again, Hillary Clinton disappointed last night. She lost the Nebraska caucus by double-digits and didn’t top 40% in the West Virginia primary. As many observers noted, eight years ago she won every West Virginia county. Last night, she lost every single...
by John Wynne | May 9, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics |
Count me as one Republican who is opposed to a statewide referendum on HB 2 this November. The reason why is political and perfectly articulated by Democratic strategist and blogger Gary Pearce: “I feel like it’s going to be a magnet for young voters who...
by Thomas Mills | May 6, 2016 | Editor's Blog, National Politics, NC Politics |
The Republican Party has lost its ability govern. In states and in Washington, the GOP is passing laws hurting the people it’s supposed to serve and preventing government from functioning effectively. They’ve built an unsustainable coalition that relies on exploiting...
by Alexander H. Jones | May 5, 2016 | Civil Rights, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP, NCGov |
So the hammer has fallen. The Department of Justice has declared HB2 violates the Civil Rights Act and Title IX of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Needless to say, these findings portend disaster. GOP leaders’ response has been just as disturbing. It is...
by James Kotecki | May 5, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Campaigns, Democrats, NC Politics, PODCAST, Politics, The North Carolinian |
2016 could be the year that North Carolina Democrats come out of the political wilderness. But just as a they’re staging their comeback, the party system itself seems to be unraveling. What is the Democratic Party in the age of super PACS and Senator Sanders? Wake...
by Thomas Mills | May 5, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics |
Pat McCrory just can’t help himself. He’s going to say what he thinks sounds good regardless if it’s true or not. That might be alright telling tall tales around the campfire, but it doesn’t work when you’re the sitting governor talking to an audience of thousands. On...
