by Thomas Mills | Apr 8, 2016 | Editor's Blog, LGBT Rights, NC Politics |
Give John Hood credit. He’s always looking for the bright side. While the state is again embarrassing itself and looking increasing like Mississippi rather than the North Carolina that was once the leader in the South, John’s touting North Carolina’s economic growth...
by John Wynne | Apr 6, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, LGBT Rights, NC Politics, Social Issues |
In case you haven’t heard, PayPal has reversed its decision to expand in North Carolina out of protest in the wake of the passage of HB 2. Because of that, Charlotte is going to miss out on 400 jobs, even though it was their City Council that passed the...
by Alexander H. Jones | Apr 5, 2016 | LGBT Rights, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP |
I am not a fan of “Sweep of History” arguments. The conviction that “history is on our side” threatens to encourage complacency and is sometimes wrong. History is up for grabs. In the case of HB2, however, the Whigs have a point. Tim Moore, Pat McCrory, and Phil...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 5, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC-08 |
In North Carolina’s 8th Congressional District, incumbent Richard Hudson is facing a new electorate. When the legislature redrew his district in February, they gave him three new counties and took away others where he’s better known. Now, he needs to introduce himself...
by John Wynne | Apr 4, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, Presidential race |
North Carolina Presidential Race: ?? (D) vs. ?? (R) Throughout 2016 we’re going to be looking at the most competitive statewide and legislative elections in North Carolina. We’re going to start off with a preliminary analysis of the presidential race in...
by Alexander H. Jones | Apr 1, 2016 | LGBT Rights, NC Politics, NCGOP |
Icarus, you may remember, was the mythical Greek whose arrogance drove him to fly closer and closer to the sun. One day, he got too close, and the heat of our star melted the wax from his wings, dooming him to oblivion. So too with the NCGOP. They have tempted fate...
