by Thomas Mills | Dec 19, 2016 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics |
If you were to read most accounts of the special session of the legislature in North Carolina this week, you would probably think that it was designed to strip power from incoming governor, Democrat Roy Cooper. It had all the makings of shenanigans. The session came...
by Thomas Mills | Dec 16, 2016 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics |
Republicans in the legislature just can’t help themselves. They overreach at almost every opportunity and eventually pay a price. They’ve done it with voting bills, redistricting, House Bill 2 and now in the special session as they try to amass power at the expense of...
by Alexander H. Jones | Dec 13, 2016 | 2016 Elections, NC Politics, NCGov |
He could have gone out on top. Despite a term marked by turmoil and graft, Pat McCrory had set the stage for a dignified exit. The governor had managed a hurricane, boosted his approval ratings, and avoided a humiliating blowout loss. An opportunity for redemption...
by Thomas Mills | Dec 5, 2016 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics |
The Republicans screaming about judicial overreach in the current redistricting case sound remarkably like Democrats from fifteen years ago. Back then, the court didn’t just order the legislature to draw new maps; a judge actually drew new districts for them. It could...
by Thomas Mills | Dec 2, 2016 | Editor's Blog, North Carolina |
In light of Pat McCrory’s accusations of voter fraud and voting irregularities, Democrats started to suspect that the governor was trying to cast enough doubt about the legitimacy of the election that the legislature would determine the outcome. Republicans scoffed at...
by John Wynne | Nov 29, 2016 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGov |
This map, comparing Pat McCrory’s performance with that of Donald Trump in North Carolina, tells you all you need to know about why Roy Cooper could be the next governor. It’s simple: Blue Dog Democrats out west came out for Trump, and then they voted for...
