by Alexander H. Jones | Aug 18, 2016 | 2016 Elections, NC Politics, NCGOP, Republicans
You never want to get too comfortable in politics. Still, NC Democrats have reason for optimism. Fivethirtyeight.com gives Clinton a 77% chance of carrying the state, up from 45% last month. Roy Cooper continues to lead in all credible polls and in the money race....
by James Kotecki | Aug 10, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Campaigns, Civil Rights, Gay Marriage, Issues, LGBT Rights, NC Politics, NCGOP, North Carolina, PODCAST, Politics, Religion, Republicans, Social Issues
He wants to fight North Carolina’s most contentious legal battles. He doesn’t mind when his opponent calls HB2 “Buck’s Bill.” But for Senator Buck Newton, the key issue in his race for attorney general is whether the job gets done at all. And yes – we also talk...
by Alexander H. Jones | Jul 28, 2016 | 2016 Elections, NC Politics, Republicans |
Richard Burr must either retract his endorsement of Donald Trump or resign from the Intelligence committee. Trump has requested the KGB to attack America in cyberspace, a breach of our national security that Newt Gingrich has described as “acts of war.”...
by James Kotecki | Jul 20, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Campaigns, Civil Rights, Issues, Moral Monday, NC Politics, NC Senate Races, NCGOP, North Carolina, PODCAST, Politics, Race, Republicans, The North Carolinian |
Greg Doucette supports legalizing marijuana, opposes HB2, and defends protesters from groups like Moral Mondays and Black Lives Matter. And he’s the Republican – yes, Republican – candidate for NC State Senate District 22. Doucette faces an uphill election...
by Alexander H. Jones | Jul 14, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Campaigns, NC Politics, Politics, Republicans |
In a CNN interview, Ruth Bader Ginsburg came close to endorsing Hillary Clinton. It was out of line. As I said on Twitter, “[W]e have to be consistent about this. It is very bad and dangerous to lose a politically neutral judiciary, regardless of partisan...
