Obamacare, for the ages
Here’s my prediction on Obama and the Affordable Care Act. Like it or not, we now have health care reform, a goal of politicians for generations. It’s been a difficult process and what is in place today may not be the final product, but it will not go away, either....
You might be racist…
Before I get started, let me come clean. I no longer believe that a guy in a sleigh pulled by eight flying reindeer delivers presents to boys and girls around the world. I also don’t believe in virgin births or resurrection from the dead. But I do believe that there...
You say unemployment, I say unemployed
Recent employment data has Republicans crowing and Democrats griping. The GOP says that the dramatic drop in the unemployment rate justifies Republican economic policies. Democrats claim that much of the decline is due to people leaving the workforce. The lower...
Handling gaffes
North Carolina Republicans could learn a lot from watching high-profile Democrats handle gaffes. Throughout the year, members of the North Carolina GOP have made asinine statements or told outright lies that have caused a stream of minor media storms and occasionally...
More polling around
Civitas released its last poll of 2013 this week. From now on, polling will be in an election year and in a few months, we’ll have real candidates running and advertising in legislative primaries. Slowly, the electorate will tune in and we’ll start to know more about...
Big Brother Baby Berger
Earlier this year, Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger gave a head fake when he ran television ads touting Republican policies and sharply criticizing Kay Hagan. Most pundits, including me, thought he was about to jump into the U. S. Senate primary. Instead, Sen....
Doublin’ down on crazy
First, we need to give credit where credit is due. Hats off to GOP Chair Claude Pope and Republican Senator Jeff Tarte. Pope called on Senator Bob Rucho to apologize for his ridiculous tweet comparing Obamacare to Nazis, the Soviets and terrorists. Senator Jeff Tarte,...
All atwitter
Oh, Senator Rucho, you silly little man. the Governor’s lies. First, you’re claiming JFK was a Tea Partier, now you’re claiming Obamacare is worse “then (sic) the swords of Nazis, Soviets and terrorists combined.” I get that you were trying to pander to your wing-nut...
Another 47% moment
You would think that after Mitt Romney’s 47% remark defined him as an elitist with disdain for half of the country that Republican candidates would be vigilant about not making generalities about the electorate. But you would be wrong. And here in North Carolina, it’s...
Changing the conversation
Political campaigns are rarely won or lost on issues alone. Instead, issues are used to illustrate and support broader themes and arguments. They provide substance to more general feelings that voters have toward candidates or parties. For instance, if Obamacare...
