by Alexander H. Jones | Nov 26, 2021 | Politics |
When a Civitas Institute poll came out showing Governor Roy Cooper’s approval rating two points underwater, Republicans rejoiced. They had been predicting an imminent decline in Cooper’s public support essentially from the day he took office, and here was...
by Alexander H. Jones | Nov 23, 2021 | Politics |
Behavioral economists have long recognized a cognitive bias known as “loss aversion.” For example, when asked to estimate the price of a coffee mug someone else has, people will offer figures significantly lower than if they are asked to price a mug that...
by Alexander H. Jones | Nov 22, 2021 | Politics |
As I’ve written before, Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson bears some resemblance to former Senator Jesse Helms. Most importantly, both men built their electoral appeal on invocations of hate. They are not, however, identical. Where Helms packaged majoritarian...
by Alexander H. Jones | Nov 17, 2021 | Politics |
Carolina Journal reporter and former North Carolina Republican Party executive director had a remarkable piece in Art Pope’s magazine today. It could only be described as a hatchet job aimed at Congressman Madison Cawthorn, Republican of NC-14. In one brutal...
by Alexander H. Jones | Nov 16, 2021 | Politics |
The state budget finally making its way through the General Assembly tells us something about Phil Berger: He has not changed his mind. This budget contains a further $2 billion dollars in corporate tax cuts coming on the heels of a decade in which our corporate tax...
by Alexander H. Jones | Nov 15, 2021 | Politics |
Republican legislative leaders have clearly been playing a double game with the state budget. On one side, they’ve finally extended the hand of cooperation to Governor Cooper, with whom they have otherwise spent the last five years in pitched battles. But at the...
