Lessons from Cal
Cal Cunningham very likely cost Democrats control of the U.S. Senate. He was running against an unpopular incumbent and led by a significant margin for most of the race. In poll after poll, he outperformed Joe Biden, but when the votes were tallied, the...
It’s all just noise
Nobody knows how to manipulate the press or trigger progressives like Donald Trump. That’s what he’s doing right now. His efforts to cast doubt on the outcome of the election make great headlines. The fight he’s putting up validates his supporters predisposition to...
Wokeness ain’t working and other observations
They’re still counting ballots both nationally and in North Carolina but we can start to get a sense of what happened in the election. More data will certainly fill out the picture and will probably debunk some initial takes, perhaps even the ones I’m about write. A...
Eroding faith in our elections
Regardless of all the drama and theatrics of the coming days, Joe Biden is going to be sworn in as President of the United States on January 20, 2021. His lead is insurmountable in enough states that the election is not in doubt. Bogus calls of voter fraud may appease...
Election results and the grifter wing of the GOP
The news media waited until Donald Trump was on the golf course to call the election on Saturday. The results were apparent much earlier and the online upstart, Decision Desk HQ, called the race a day earlier. But with Trump tweeting about voter fraud and stolen...
President Biden
Joe Biden has won the presidency and Donald Trump and his Trumpsters are showing off their authoritarian anti-American instincts. As I write, Biden has surpassed Trump’s numbers in Pennsylvania and will see his margin climb to about 100,000 votes. Biden is leading in...
Wow, was I wrong
Last night, I learned how little I understand North Carolina politics. For years, I thought I had a pretty good handle on my native state. Since 2016, though, most of my assumptions have been proven wrong. I never thought Democrats would have such bad night in this...
A GOP morality play
We head into Election Day with Democrats looking poised to have a good night in North Carolina. Roy Cooper will almost certainly get re-elected by a healthy margin. Joe Biden has maintained a small but consistent lead for months. And Cal Cunningham appears to be...
Known unknowns
With in-person early vote ending on Saturday, I continue my obsession with turnout numbers. I also continue to put my faith in people who are undesignated race and gender to carry Democrats across the line. Voters who have undesignated race make up almost ten percent...
Undesignated voters
At this point in the election cycle, I’m obsessing over turnout numbers and trying to glean any information I can about the potential outcome. I wait for various analysts to tell me how many people voted the previous day and what the break down looks like. I wait for...
