by Thomas Mills | May 23, 2019 | 2020 elections, Editor's Blog
ShareNorth Carolinians don’t generally like their US Senators. Almost every election cycle starts with some incumbent Senator with a favorability rating somewhere in the mid-30s. We routinely throw out Senators after one term. Only two Senators, Jesse Helms and...
by Thomas Mills | May 22, 2019 | Editor's Blog
ShareAn article by Colin Campbell in the News & Observer suggests that Democrats are embracing litmus tests that will reduce moderates in the Democratic Party. He uses the recent example of the ousting of Kim Strach as head of the State Board of Elections and...
by Thomas Mills | May 21, 2019 | 2020 elections, Editor's Blog, Gay Marriage
ShareLast week, Thom Tillis got an interesting endorsement. A conservative pro-LGBT group named him as a Senator they support. “Senator Tillis has already distinguished himself in the first term as someone who is very bipartisan, very sensitive and thoughtful when it...
by Thomas Mills | May 20, 2019 | Abortion, Politics
ShareYesterday, Senator Mitt Romney said he didn’t agree with the Alabama abortion ban. Earlier, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said he believes the measure goes too far. Other Republican senators went on Sunday news shows to express their concern with the law....
by Thomas Mills | May 17, 2019 | Abortion, Editor's Blog, Politics
ShareFor years, Republicans yelled, “If Democrats win, they’re gonna take your guns!” In response, conservative 2ndAmendment ideologues flocked to buy guns before they were banned and we now have far more guns per person floating around our society than any other...
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