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...
A Guide to NC Supreme Court Elections
North Carolina’s judicial system consists of three distinct divisions – the Appellate Division, the Superior Court Division, and the District Court Division. Judges in all three branches are elected directly by the people, and while the latter two consist...
McCready is What NC Democrats Need
In the twilight years of Democratic dominance, NC progressives grew restive. Urbanization had not led to the liberalization of their party. Pro-business rural Democrats ran the party, and this bulwark of centrism left some activists feeling like they were denied the...
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...
Davie County
Davie County is a small, rural county located directly southwest of Winston-Salem in North Carolina’s Piedmont Triad region. With a relatively small population of 43,244 residents as of mid-2018, Davie has a distinct exurban element stemming from its proximity to the...
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...
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