Like Katrina and Iraq all rolled into one
So far, this election year reminds me most of 2006 on steroids. Back then, George Bush was in the middle of his second term. He had botched the response to Hurricane Katrina, Iraq was still raging years after Bush declared mission accomplished, and GOP Congressional...
A difficult environment for the party in the White House
Another poll shows Republicans in trouble in North Carolina. It’s just the latest that shows Democrats with a lead in every top-of-the-ticket race in the state. This poll by Daily Kos is an online survey. While polling at this stage in the election cycle is not...
“Let people die” is a losing message
The dumbest messaging I think I’ve ever seen in politics is the “let people die” mantra of the GOP. Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro made the argument that most people who are dying from COVID-19 are over 80 years old and life expectancy is only 80 so they...
The federal failure
We’ve been had. For forty years, Republicans have been telling us that government is the problem and that it is too incompetent to provide vital services. The free market, they told us, is the best vehicle to get the greatest benefit to the most people. Government is...
Poll: Forest is getting crushed
Yet another poll shows Republicans struggling in North Carolina. The latest SurveyUSA poll shows Joe Biden leading Donald Trump 50 to 45. Biden crossing the 50 percent threshold should especially worry the GOP because that means Trump could win all of the undecided...
Georgia and Tennessee: Democracy’s lab rats
Watching the response to the coronavirus turn political is a little disheartening but it’s also very illuminating. Increasingly, those on the right side of the political spectrum are calling for opening up all businesses quickly and consequences be damned. Those on...
Party of personal irresponsibility
ReOpenNC had their second protest in Raleigh yesterday. It turned out to be little more than GOP political rally full of politicians and speeches. Trump paraphernalia and MAGA gear were on proud display. A large contingent of folks wore “Run, Forest, Run” t-shirts to...
Let’s get used to it
The debate over the response to the coronavirus is full of misinformation and misperceptions. Some people apparently think the state should stay closed until we have the virus under control. Others think that we need to re-open and let the virus run through society....
The pro-COVID Republicans
The pro-COVID Republicans want to protest Governor Roy Cooper taking away their freedom to infect people with the coronavirus. They’ve sent a letter to him demanding that he loosen restrictions on mass protests. One UNC-Wilmington professor suggested that protesters...
A tough environment for Republicans in North Carolina
Public Policy Polling is out with another poll that shows a tough political environment for Republicans. Joe Biden leads Trump by one point, but Cal Cunningham leads Thom Tillis by seven and Roy Coopers is up 14 over Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest. With seven months...
