And where’s that lottery money?
It’s election time and Republican legislators are again claiming they’re spending more money on public schools. In direct mail pieces and in social media posts, they’re bragging about their record on education. So once again, it’s time to ask, where’s the money? If...
War on the administrative state
Yesterday, the EPA held a Community Event in Fayetteville to discuss the threat of Gen X to the Cape Fear River and all the communities it serves. Congressman Richard Hudson came to show his concern. Ironically, as his opponent Frank McNeill pointed out, if Hudson had...
Governing like a cartel
Yesterday was a bad day for the authoritarians in the General Assembly. First, the court came out against their law that would retro-actively change elections laws, leaving two Republicans on the ballot for Supreme Court. Then, all five formers governors, two...
Fuel to the Democratic fire
Today, all five of North Carolina’s surviving governors are holding a press conference to oppose two of the proposed constitutional amendments that would shift power from the governor to the legislature. The GOP majority in the state house and senate has been trying...
Uncoordinated coordination
Yesterday, the Republican House Caucus released a web site supposedly ridiculing Democratic House candidates. The text reads, "Here are the candidates of the North Carolina Democratic House Caucus hoping to get elected to enact a far-left radical agenda.” That...
It’s the political environment, stupid
The special Congressional election in Ohio Tuesday night offers continued evidence of a Blue Wave. While the Republican came out victorious, the result was similar to those we’ve seen since the special election in Georgia’s 6thCongressional District last year....
Out of the mainstream
Back in the 1990s, Republicans in North Carolina had the bad habit of nominating candidates who were so far out of the mainstream that they couldn’t win general elections. Contrary to what their base wants to believe, North Carolina is a moderate state. In the...
Unintended consequences
I must say, I’m having more fun watching Republicans whine about Chris Anglin filing to run for the Supreme Court. I could almost hear the howl when a judge ruled in his favor yesterday, ordering a full hearing on whether or not he can run as a Republican. Of course...
Those party switchers
Dr. Michael Bitzer has another blog that highlights the changing North Carolina electorate. This time, he looks at party switchers since the 2018 election. The numbers confirm patterns that have been in place both recently and ones going on for the past half century....
Much of what we do in campaigns is wrong
In the 2016 race for US Senate in North Carolina, I kept seeing ads for Senator Richard Burr, or against Democrat Deb Ross, while I was watching Youtube videos. I never saw any supporting Ross or slamming Burr. I realized that may have been a factor of me being a Burr...
