And now Mansfield is in
News in the North Carolina Senate race keeps rolling in. Former state Senator Eric Mansfield is officially running for US Senate. Mansfield announced a month or so ago that he was forming an exploratory committee. With Cal Cunningham’s announcement yesterday,...
Cunningham switches to Senate
Former state senator and veteran Cal Cunningham announced he’s switching races today. Cunningham says he's moving from the lieutenant governor’s race to the US Senate race, in part, because he’s heard the request on the campaign trail. As incumbent Republican Thom...
Bullock’s coming to NC but not the debates
Montana Governor Steve Bullock didn’t make the debates but he’s making it to North Carolina. Bullock will be here two weeks from today for an event hosted by former Blue Cross Blue Shield CEO Brad Wilson and his wife Carole. He was one of the last candidates to join...
To govern, Democrats will likely need more legislators like Pierce and Graham
When the House sustained Roy Cooper’s veto on the so-called “Born Alive” bill, two Democrats voted with GOP majority. Still, supporters of the doomed bill were five votes shy of overriding the Governor. In other words, Democrats had room to spare—and room for a few...
Maybe it’s his message
Joe Biden’s front-runner status is causing a lot of angst among Democrats and people who want something different in a candidate. Biden is running, as The Atlantic's David Graham pointed out in May, on a restoration platform. He wants to take America back to where it...
Division as a governing principle
The so-called “Born Alive” bill that Roy Cooper vetoed is the most controversial bill of the legislative session so far. The bill and the veto override are accomplishing the goals of the GOP and continuing a tactic that’s helped them maintain power. They are...
Ghosts of gerrymandering haunt GOP
Files from the computer of the late GOP mapmaker Tom Hofeller are exposing the GOP strategies to manipulate the electorate and rig elections. Last week, we learned that the GOP wanted a census question about citizenship because it hurt Democrats and help Republicans....
Another good poll for Democrats in NC
I don’t know much about the quality of Emerson College polling, but they’ve released a poll that should have Democrats in North Carolina happy. It shows most Democrats beating Trump, including Biden defeating the president by double digits. It shows a Democrat Erica...
Medicaid expansion could set the agenda for 2020 legislative elections
Back when the legislature first went into session, Governor Cooper’s legislative director Lee Lilley declared, “Session ends when we get Medicaid expansion.” It was a bold statement then. It’s set the tone for the end of the session now. The House and...
Accessory after the fact
Senator Thom Tillis responded to Robert Mueller’s news conference by saying “Case closed: Move on.” He’s really engaging in a cover up of potential crimes by the President of the United States to protect his political career. He should be charged with accessory after...
