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,...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 19, 2018 | 2018 elections, Editor's Blog |
For most of my career, when we did mail pieces criticizing our opponents, we had substantiation for our accusations. We could argue whether the hit was fair or not, but that’s politics. We always had proof to back up our claims and the Republicans had evidence...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 18, 2018 | 2018 elections, Editor's Blog
In-person early voting began yesterday to large numbers compared to years past. According to Jonathan Kappler over at the North Carolina Free Enterprise Foundation (NCFREF), 132,814 voted yesterday compared to 121,209 who voted on the first day of early voting in...
by PoliticsNC | Oct 17, 2018 | 2018 elections, Features, NC Senate Races, Ratings
2018 NC House Election Ratings As Election Day approaches, PoliticsNC is releasing ratings for each of North Carolina’s congressional and legislative elections. We’ve already covered elections for the United States House of Representatives and the North Carolina...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 16, 2018 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics
Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse has written a book that attempts to understand this political division that leads to the extremists on both sides who have so little tolerance for disagreement or compromise. He says the country is facing a crisis of loneliness. If political...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 15, 2018 | 2018 elections, Editor's Blog |
Conservatives have adopted a victim mentality that insists they’re targets of a biased press and threatened by violent leftists. They cite everything from coverage of Kavanaugh to protesters at universities to prove their point. Of course most of what they whine about...
