by Thomas Mills | Oct 31, 2018 | 2018 elections, Editor's Blog
This year in North Carolina, it’s all about the unaffiliated voters. They’re voting as a larger proportion of the electorate than they have in past midterms and how they break will likely determine the outcome of the election. If they break for Republicans, they could...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 30, 2018 | 2018 elections, Editor's Blog, Politics
Trump and the GOP have decided on their closing argument for the 2018 campaign. They’re banking that they can further fire up or scare the Republican base into the polls by fanning the flames of bigotry against immigrants. They’ve created a horror story of an...
by Brad Miller | Oct 29, 2018 | 2018 elections, NC Politics
“Hey ninety eight point six, it’s good to have you back again.” That was the refrain from a 1966 hit song by The Bystanders. Over the course of his two years in the U.S. House of Representatives, Ted Budd sided with Wall Street 73 out of 74 times, if you...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 25, 2018 | 2018 elections, Editor's Blog, Race
Ahead of the election, racial tension and violence is increasing. And it’s not both sides. It’s one. The Republican Party has used racist dog whistles for decades to motivate a portion of their base. Now, since the rise of Trump, they’re more like referees’ whistles,...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 23, 2018 | 2018 elections, Editor's Blog
Donald Trump and the Republicans have found their scare tactic to drive turnout in the midterm election. A caravan of immigrants from Central America is moving through Mexico heading north. Trump warns of MS-13 gang members and Middle Eastern terrorists, though...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 22, 2018 | 2018 elections, Bitzer, Editor's Blog
I think all bets are off for this election cycle. Early voting across the country is at record highs. In North Carolina, the early vote numbers track closer to 2016 than 2014. This year, turnout should be at a twelve year low. With nothing at the top of the ticket,...
