80% of life is showing up
Last week, the legislature met to determine whether to override Governor Roy Cooper’s veto of a bill that would change the board of elections and severely hamper the ongoing investigation of the Harris election fraud scandal in NC-09. Republicans needed 60% of the...
Moving goalposts and priorities
The Republican's response to the Harris Scandal in NC-09 has been a continual moving of the goalposts. As I mentioned yesterday, their initial reaction was a proper one of shock and a bit of dismay, even though Republican twitter screamed continuously, “But the...
When words have no meaning
I must admit I made a mistake. Before Christmas, I praised NCGOP Executive Director Dallas Woodhouse and party chair Robin Hayes for calling for a new election in the tainted 9thCongressional District race. I was wrong. I took them at their words and now know that...
Predictions and reflections
It’s that time of year for reflections and predictions. In 2018, I didn’t make too many predictions. The ones I made were relatively vague and I was generally right. I said that Trump would not get impeached or be removed by the 25thAmendment. I was right but at the...
The fraudulent argument for voter ID
Nobody was too surprised that the voter ID amendment passed in November. The argument for voter ID is easy. We need photo IDs to do a lot of things besides voting. We need them to get into bars. We need them to pick up prescriptions from pharmacies. To people who...
Leaving nothing on the table
Back in the day, North Carolina had a long session of the legislature in odd numbered years and short session of the legislature in even years. During the long session, the General Assembly passed a budget that would serve the state for two years. It was based on...
NC-09: Mark Harris’s Paige Patterson problem
Originally posted on June 6, 2018, this piece offers insight into the character of Mark Harris and his ambition. He stood with morally challenged leaders instead of standing up for what was right. If anything defines Paige Patterson’s career, it’s misogyny....
Credit where credit is due
When the election fraud scandal in in the 9thCongressional race broke, the Republican Party initially said we need a full investigation but that presumed winner Mark Harris should be seated in Congress. They initially said Democrats were trying to steal the election....
Sigh. Let the races begin
Yesterday, state Senator Terry Van Duyn of Asheville fired the starting pistol of the 2020 election when she announced she’s a candidate for lieutenant governor. With current light guv Dan Forrest term limited, she’s running for an open seat. She’ll be a formidable...
A TURN in the GOP
This morning on twitter, I saw a group called TURN, Triangle Urban Republican Network, is having a meet up on Tuesday at 6pm at Tapworks in Raleigh. TURN describes itself as “A group for thinking Republicans, moderates, Libertarian leaners, independents, and anyone...
