by Thomas Mills | Jun 15, 2018 | 2018 elections, Editor's Blog
ShareThe NCGOP is rolling out a cynical plan to boost Republican turnout in November. They’re loading up the ballot with constitutional amendments intended to motivate their base. They’re mostly bad ideas designed to lock in conservative principles that will harm...
by Thomas Mills | Jun 14, 2018 | Editor's Blog, Voting Rights
ShareLast night at 11:30pm, the GOP dropped another bill to limit access to the voting booth. This one would dramatically reduce the number of early voting days from 17 to 10. Rep. David Lewis says that’s not the intention of the bill and that 17 days will be...
by Thomas Mills | Jun 13, 2018 | 2018 elections, Editor's Blog
ShareThe closer we get to November, the more it looks like the election will be a referendum on Donald Trump. Last night in Republican primaries, Trump-type candidates won. In Virginia, Cory Stewart, who lost a primary for governor last year after wrapping himself in...
by Kirk Kovach | Jun 11, 2018 | The Kovach Corner
ShareDoes the last letter of GOP stand for purge? I understand the electoral strategy behind removing certain voters from the rolls, but I fail to comprehend the morality of it. Moreover, I wonder why nominal members of the Republican Party who are not making these...
by Darren Janz | Jun 11, 2018 | NC Political Geography
ShareLess than twenty miles west of Charlotte, Cleveland County is located on the outskirts of the Charlotte metropolitan area in North Carolina’s western Piedmont. The county borders South Carolina and encompasses part of the state’s Foothills region, a distinct area...
by Thomas Mills | Jun 11, 2018 | Budget, Editor's Blog
ShareMixed in the pork from the North Carolina GOP’s 2018 budget is a line item giving $1 million to an equestrian center in Polk County. That’s a big horse arena to host shows for wealthy owners from across the country. Among the owners are members of the Mercer...
by Byron Williams | Jun 10, 2018 | Politics
ShareLast week marked the 50th anniversary of Robert F. Kennedy’s assassination. Much of that remembrance condenses Kennedy’s contributions to a speech given in Indianapolis, a brief presidential campaign that gave many hope, and martyrdom that allowed many to ponder...
by Thomas Mills | Jun 8, 2018 | 2018 elections, Editor's Blog
ShareDemocrats should resist the urge to make opposition to the voter ID amendment that’s speeding through the legislature a centerpiece of their fall campaign. If it’s on the ballot in November, it will pass by large margins. A loud and high profile campaign opposing...
by Thomas Mills | Jun 6, 2018 | 2018 elections, Editor's Blog
ShareIf anything defines Paige Patterson’s career, it’s misogyny. Patterson, who was fired this week from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, long maintained that women should be subservient to their husbands even in the face of brutality. On tapes released...
by Thomas Mills | Jun 5, 2018 | Editor's Blog, North Carolina
ShareIn their fervor to cut regulations and budgets, Republicans forget that most regulations and programs were enacted for good reason. The latest example of reckless repeals came with a steep price. Mudslides in western North Carolina killed five people and damaged...
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