A big turnout might not help Democrats that much
Historically, high turn-out elections have benefited Democrats. In North Carolina, the one time a Democratic presidential candidate won the state in the last 40 years, Barack Obama in 2008, we had the highest turnout in decades. The 2020 election cycle is may be even...
A legacy of ignoring racism led to Trump, not mean liberals
First, if you don’t understand why the president’s tweets telling four brown-skinned Congresswomen to go back to where they came from and the chants of “Send her back” at the Trump rally are racist, you’re probably racist. If you don’t believe it, don’t worry, you’re...
Cooper’s millions
With the president coming down to North Carolina to put his racism and xenophobia on display, developments in the governor’s race got overshadowed. On the Republican side, state Representative Holly Grange is challenging Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest for the GOP...
The Pied Piper of racism
Donald Trump brought his white people’s rally to Greenville yesterday and didn’t disappoint. He continued his attack on the so-called Squad, again accusing Rep. Ilhan Omar of supporting Al Qaeda. The crowd responded by chanting “Send her back.” Trump watched proudly...
Betting on racism
Donald Trump is in the state today to rally his troops. He’ll be in Greenville in the heart of eastern North Carolina for a Make America Great rally. Senator Thom Tillis and NC Congressman Mark Meadows, head of the Freedom Caucus, will be by his side On the day before...
Ending gerrymandering will make NC more competitive, not more liberal
Gerrymandering is back in court today. In North Carolina, that’s been a constant for the past thirty years, regardless of who is in charge. This time, we’re in state court. The Supreme Court decided gerrymandering is not a topic for the federal courts. The fireworks...
With Berger on vacation, an update on the Democratic presidential primary
With Senate President Pro-tem Phil Berger and Senate Majority Leader Harry Brown skipping out of the legislative session for a European vacation, I thought today would be a good day to look at the presidential race. In the immediate aftermath of the debates last...
The heat in the legislature
It’s the dog days of summer and things are getting hot in the legislature. A budget stalemate has tensions high and the potential for a veto override means legislators are on high alert. Speaker Tim Moore has essentially left the possibility of an override vote at any...
The fight over the budget is our government starting to work again
North Carolina is getting a political show in the legislature like we haven’t seen in a long time. For the first time since 2012, Republicans in the legislature face a governor with enough Democrats in the both chambers to sustain his veto. The budget the GOP pushed...
The battle raging on North Carolina’s eastern front
Down East, a battle is raging, but to live in the Triangle or on #NCPOL, you’d hardly know it. The Republican run-off primary in the race to succeed the late Congressman Walter Jones has attracted interest groups and their money in the sprawling district that makes up...
