Sasse identifies the problem but fails to identify the solution
Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse has written a book that attempts to understand this political division that leads to the extremists on both sides who have so little tolerance for disagreement or compromise. He says the country is facing a crisis of loneliness. If political...
The beam in their eye
Conservatives have adopted a victim mentality that insists they’re targets of a biased press and threatened by violent leftists. They cite everything from coverage of Kavanaugh to protesters at universities to prove their point. Of course most of what they whine about...
Hurricanes end the Kavanaugh conversation in NC
In North Carolina, Michael just changed the conversation from Kavanaugh to hurricanes. Between Florence in the east and Michael in the Piedmont, I suspect a majority of North Carolinians have now been impacted directly by a hurricane in the past month. The contentious...
Still a tough environment for Republicans
The Kavanaugh fight exposed the bitter division in the country and better defined the GOP, both for those who traditionally have supported the party and those who oppose it. In polls across the country, Republicans are coming home. They’re solidifying their support in...
About our ratings
The first of our legislative ratings, the state senate, came out this week. The Congressional ratings came out last month. The state house ratings will be out soon. The ratings are primarily the work of Darren Janz, a very talented young researcher and political...
Dueling polls in NC-09
Dueling polls came out this week showing almost opposite results in the race for North Carolina’s 9thCongressional District. In a Survey USA poll sponsored by the conservative Civitas Institute, Democrat Dan McCready leads Republican Mark Harris by four point, 45-41....
Translating direct action into electoral turnout
There’s a lot of speculation about how the Kavanaugh hearings will affect turnout in November. Conservatives insist the hearings awakened their base. Progressives believe their side is even more energized. I believe that the episode will be a distant memory by the...
Waking sleeping dogs
Just a few weeks ago, Republican strategists were fretting over a complacent GOP base. Rank and file Republicans didn’t believe that Democrats could possibly capture the House, much less the Senate. Polls were all fake news because Trump beat Hillary and the president...
The right to be awful
Yesterday, the chair of the Cabarrus County Republican Party, Lanny Lancaster, shared a Facebook post that showed a photo of an awkward looking teenager in braces with an explanation that read “This is Christine Blasey Ford in 1982.” Lancaster commented on his share,...
My own bothsidism
I really hate this Kavanaugh confirmation process because it exposes the divide in this country and how both sides want a win at all costs. Both Democrats and Republicans have behaved poorly and the country will be worse for it. So here go my unpopular opinions....
