by Thomas Mills | May 28, 2021 | Editor's Blog |
Yesterday, on a drive from Charlotte back to the Triangle, I stopped at Bojangles somewhere between Concord and Greensboro. I had planned to use the drive-thru window, but the line was backed up and there were plenty of parking spaces. I know it’s usually a mistake,...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 30, 2014 | Economy, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGOP |
The rest of the nation is in a slow but steady recovery with a steady rise in employment. Not here in North Carolina, though. According to the Wall Street Journal, that bastion of liberalism, workforce has declined by 64,000 people since last February and we lost...
by Thomas Mills | Jan 17, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Democrats, Editor's Blog, NC Politics |
As we begin the 2014 election cycle, North Carolina Democrats need to find a message. Luckily, there’s one available that’s been working pretty well for the last few election cycles: “North Carolina state government is broken.” It helped Republicans capture the...
by Thomas Mills | Dec 12, 2013 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, US Senate
Political campaigns are rarely won or lost on issues alone. Instead, issues are used to illustrate and support broader themes and arguments. They provide substance to more general feelings that voters have toward candidates or parties. For instance, if Obamacare...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 29, 2013 | Editor's Blog, NCGov |
Poor Pat McCrory. Either he doesn’t understand how government works or he’s just making stuff up again. Remember when he cut unemployment benefits to North Carolina’s long-term unemployed despite our stubbornly high unemployment rate? He blamed Barack Obama. It...
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