Reaping what he sowed: The Tillis gender gap
I haven’t taken a close look at polls in awhile but I decided to delve into the recent Civitas and PPP polls to see if I could find any patterns. And I do. There’s a gaping gender gap that Tillis will have to close if he hopes to unseat Hagan. In both polls,...
The budget debate, politics, and the Republican Revolution
Schadenfreude-a feeling of enjoyment that comes from seeing or hearing about the troubles of other people. That’s the feeling I get watching Budget Director Art Pope doing battle with the Senate leadership. Oh, I know it’s a cheap thrill derived from being a member of...
The GOP’s bigot problem
The GOP may be the conservative party, but it’s also the party of bigots. For proof, look no further than state Rep. Skip Stam. Yesterday on the floor of the House, Stam compared homosexuality to incest and pedophilia. You would think party leaders like Thom Tillis...
Today’s post
Will write when I can.
The Republican coalition and two views of income inequality
Shortly after Obamacare came into effect in March, a friend commented on Facebook that his premiums had gone up substantially and the program was little more than another attempt to redistribute wealth. My friend is from a privileged background and, judging from his...
Still banking on Obamacare
Back in April, in an interview with the Associated Press, I said that Democrats need to own Obamacare because they can’t run from it. When I made the statement, Republicans pounced, calling the advice short-sighted and ill-conceived. Obamacare is broken and unpopular,...
Throwing conservatives under the bus
In his attempt to pass a budget that hurts no one except people duped by the lottery, Thom Tillis has once again exposed his lack of leadership. The Senate has sharply criticized his budget and now the director of the North Carolina lottery says she warned House...
Wrong answer on education
Yesterday, my post highlighted the role education has played as a powerful political issue in North Carolina. In particular, I said that the budgets passed by Republicans will be a liability for Thom Tillis. I got quite a bit of push back from my Republican friends....
It’s education, stupid.
National pundits are increasingly predicting that Kay Hagan is facing long odds in North Carolina. The most recent prediction comes from Nate Cohn, who apparently has taken over Nate Silver’s prediction business at the New York Times. Cohn believes that Hagan has a...
Budgets that reflect their leaders
The alignment in Raleigh right now is far less Democrat vs. Republican or conservative vs. liberal than it is senate vs. McCrory and the house. Democrats are so far in the minority, that they have little ability to influence legislation. But the Republicans in the...
