Part of the problem
Well, my opponent, Rep. Richard Hudson, joined his cynical Republican colleagues in voting to bring back pre-existing conditions, strip health insurance away from millions of Americans, and allow people to go broke because of illness or injury. Yes, the House voted...
Where the mills were
my brother there in April, he joined two centuries of my relatives whose final resting places are scattered across the district. Anson County shaped me. I entered school with the first fully integrated class in Anson County history. At eight years old, I was selling...
Scrutiny, whining, and legislative pay
The news reports that House Speaker Tim Moore and other legislators are paying themselves for room and board in Raleigh have hints of the scandals that plagued Democrats in the first decade of the 21st century. And the response of the Republicans blaming the press is...
RINO Renee
I’m old enough to remember when Rep. Renee Ellmers was a Tea Party darling. She was elected in the 2010 Republican wave that caught Bob Etheridge off guard. She became the nominee by beating more establishment candidates and was given little chance to win. A nasty...
Prediction time
Well, it’s that time of year again. 2015 is nothing but a memory and 2016 is all anticipation. Let’s review my predictions for 2015 and I’ll make a few for the upcoming election year. Last New Year’s Day, I predicted that scandals would continue to plague Pat McCrory....
An unconventional candidate
Well, yesterday was put up or shut up day. After urging people to run for office to contest every Republican-held seat, I filed to run for Congress in North Carolina’s 8th District. I didn’t plan on running, but I also wasn’t going to watch a Republican incumbent get...
Legal, but not fair or democratic
Today is the end of the filing period to run for office in North Carolina in 2016. Dozens of legislative seats will be uncontested and only a handful of districts will even be competitive. And the GOP is patting itself on the back because the North Carolina Supreme...
It’s the fear, stupid!
Instead of looking at guns and Muslims, politicians need to better understand fear and insecurity. Emotions, not issues, drive politics. The desire to stem the flow of refugees into the country and the one to further regulate guns come from the same place. Americans...
Where the hell did all the voters go?
Back in December 2012, North Carolina had about 6,624,000 registered voters. Back then the state had about 9,750,000 or so. Today, it has over 10 million people but there are only 6,431,000 registered voters. Where the hell did all the voters go? We gained 250,000...
Where are the ads?
By this time in 2013, North Carolina was in full-tilt campaign mode. Third-party groups were running ads for and against both Kay Hagan and Thom Tillis. We knew we were in for a long ride. This year? Nothing. I think a pro-McCrory group may have run some warm and...
