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The primary season shows Trump’s continued dominance of the GOP

by Thomas Mills | May 9, 2022 | Editor's Blog | 5 comments

If the Ohio primary tells us anything, it’s that Trump is still dominant in the Republican Party. All of his endorsed candidates won their races. If that holds here in North Carolina, we’ll have Ted Budd as the GOP Senate nominee, Madison Cawthorn in the...

#Stopthesteal refers to stealing their culture as much as the election

by Thomas Mills | Dec 16, 2020 | Editor's Blog | 5 comments

State Senator Bob Steinberg gives us insight into exactly how crazy the right has become. In an interview with WRAL, he told reporter Travis Fain that he believes in a broad, international conspiracy to steal the election from Donald Trump. He can offer no evidence of...

It’s not doxing. It’s transparency.

by Thomas Mills | Aug 13, 2019 | Editor's Blog

Last week, Congressman Joaquin Castro, brother of presidential candidate Julian Castro, released the names of people who contributed to Donald Trump’s campaign. Critics screamed that Castro was “doxing” Trump supporters. The Civitas Institute says Castro is trying to...

Civitas poll shows Biden with substantial lead in NC

by Thomas Mills | Aug 9, 2019 | 2020 elections, Editor's Blog, Polling

Civitas released a new poll yesterday that shows Joe Biden firmly in the lead in the Democratic primary in North Carolina. It also looks at the level of interest in the primary and asks about a battery of questions about issues facing North Carolina voters. Questions...

Civitas poll shows evenly divided state with Tillis in trouble

by Thomas Mills | Jun 20, 2019 | 2020 elections, Editor's Blog

Civitas has a poll out that should give Republicans in North Carolina a bit of relief. It’s not enough to jump for joy, but it’s a lot better than other polls that have come out recently. Roy Cooper is still popular and the favorite to win re-election and Thom Tillis...