Aggressively ignorant
I have what I call my Facebok focus group. It’s composed of people I know who live in Trump territory and their friends who comment on their posts. Many are relatives and people I grew up with in Anson County who now live across the state. I watch their posts to get a...
Coronavirus is for real
I can’t stop reading about coronavirus though I probably should. From a political stand point, it’s probably a disaster for the Trump administration. It will lead to a recession if we’re not already in one. By the time it’s over in a year and half or so, somewhere...
Democrats are putting the party before themselves
On Tuesday, Democrats avoided a runoff that could have caused divisions in an otherwise united party. State Senator Terry Van Duyn conceded the race for lieutenant governor to state Representative Yvonne Lewis Holley. After the vote on Super Tuesday, Holley led Van...
Joe Biden’s coalition beat Bernie Sanders’ movement
Joe Biden essentially clinched the Democratic nomination last night. He won crushing victories in Michigan, Missouri and Mississippi. He also won Idaho and might win Washington state. Bernie Sanders didn’t address his supporters and instead flew home to Vermont. I...
The coronavirus, not Bernie Sanders, will shift the country to the left
Despite Joe Biden’s success on Super Tuesday and his likely nomination, the Democratic primary has exposed the leftward shift of the country. Last night on stage with Kamala Harris and Cory Booker, Biden called himself a “bridge” between this generation and...
Tossup
The primary last Tuesday reshaped the political landscape in North Carolina. In the U.S. Senate race, Cal Cunningham came out with a decisive victory and the Cook Political Report moved the general election race from lean Republican to toss-up. Once again, Democrats’...
The primary made Democrats stronger
I suspect the Democratic nominating process is drawing to an end more quickly than most people thought. Joe Biden’s remarkable success in South Carolina followed by big victories on Super Tuesday made it a two-person race. Now, Bernie Sanders is poised to lose...
Sanders, not Warren, is the spoiler of the revolution
The Sandernista’s are apoplectic about Elizabeth Warren staying in the race. The way they see it, Warren is the chief obstacle to Bernie’s revolution and a united progressive front. If she drops out, they reason, Bernie will gain a head of steam that could take him to...
In North Carolina, Bernie beat the establishment, but Biden beat them both.
In North Carolina last night, Bernie Sanders beat the establishment. He garnered 24% of the vote and the political establishment’s candidate, Michael Bloomberg, only got 13%. Joe Biden beat them both. Bernie Sanders has been telling us that he’s running against the...
An extraordinary 48 hours in politics
Joe Biden has had the most extraordinary 48 hours of any politician in recent memory. He entered the South Carolina primary on life support, knowing that a loss or even narrow victory would likely end his campaign. He came out with a stunning victory that instead...
