Poll: GOP owns health care now
While progressives on twitter and Facebook are obsessed with Russia and Trump, the people Democrats need to reach are more concerned about Trumpcare and jobs. According to recent polls, it’s dissatisfaction with the GOP repeal-and-replace bill that’s doing the most...
They should’ve played
It’s easy to argue that, strategically, the DCCC was probably right not play in either the Montana or Kansas special elections. While those races were closer than expected, no amount of input from the campaign organization would have changed the outcome. Still, they...
An alarming poll for the NC GOP
This week, I gave the polling presentation for Civitas, the conservative advocacy organization. The poll should be a stark warning for Republicans. It’s not time for them to hit the panic button yet, but if the trends continue, they’re in deep trouble. The most...
All those candidates
Across North Carolina, Democratic candidates are clambering to get into the fray. Even though the election is still almost 18 months away, Democrats have announced their intentions to run in at least five Republican-held Congressional districts. Mark Meadows (NC-11),...
RIP Elvin Jackson
I’ve reached an age where I’m watching the generation of people who shaped me disappear. Through their examples, they gave me my values and my love of small towns and rural areas. They also built the North Carolina where I grew up. As they leave, they take...
Put voters first
North Carolina lost its redistricting case—again. It happens several times a decade and doesn’t matter whether it’s Republicans or Democrats drawing the lines. According to Supreme Court Justice Elana Kagan, the 12th Congressional District made its fifth appearance...
It’s propaganda, not news
Back in 2009, newly elected President Barack Obama tried to exclude Fox News from White House coverage. At one point, he gave interviews to every major Sunday morning news show except Chris Wallace on Fox. Conservatives, of course, howled. Obama was right. Today,...
Doubling Down on Trump
Let’s recap the past tumultuous week or so of the Trump presidency. On May 9, Trump fired FBI Director James Comey with little notice to anyone. The White House released a memo written by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, a Trump appointee, saying that Comey had...
Waves of resentment
Democrats smell blood in the water. The Trump administration is on the ropes. Republicans in Congress can’t seem to mover their agenda forward. And the Democratic base is fired up like never before. Across the country, enthusiastic progressives, many young and...
Just plain mean
When you thought that the state Senators couldn’t get more vindictive, they outdo themselves. Last week, we learned they cut education funding for school districts represented by Democratic Senators who tried to amend their budget. This week, we find out the budget...
