by Thomas Mills | Sep 28, 2020 | 2020 elections, Editor's Blog |
Republicans have gotten a spate of very bad news in the last few days. Polls show Republicans struggling in Senate races across the map, especially in states that should be safe. The nomination of Amy Coney Barrett may give the GOP another conservative seat on the...
by Thomas Mills | Sep 24, 2020 | 2020 elections, Editor's Blog |
Yesterday, the President of the United States told us that he will not guarantee a peaceful transfer of power. The statement rattled observers from both sides of the aisle but emboldened Trump supporters who are working feverishly to discredit the election before it...
by Thomas Mills | Sep 23, 2020 | 2020 elections, Editor's Blog
Polls coming in around the country show a country that could be closely divided in the electoral college while seeing a blow out in the popular vote or a country that handily elects Joe Biden president of the United States. In North Carolina, we might see something...
by Thomas Mills | Sep 15, 2020 | 2020 elections, Editor's Blog |
Debates in modern American politics are all about the headlines, not the substance. A candidate can outperform his or her opponent and still end up losing because of one ill-conceived statement. Six years ago, Kay Hagan soundly defeated Thom Tillis in a debate just...
by Thomas Mills | Sep 14, 2020 | 2020 elections, Editor's Blog |
I’m having a sense of déjà vu about the election. Maybe it’s just PTSD from 2016, but, back then, I believed Hillary Clinton would win in a walk at this point in the election. The first cracks in my belief came when I drove across the heart of the state along rural...
by Thomas Mills | Sep 10, 2020 | 2020 elections, Editor's Blog
Over in the Triad, the race for Rick Gunn’s state senate seat is heating up. Gunn, a Republican who has held the seat since winning it the 2010 Republican wave, announced last year that he was retiring. We’re now finding out that he’s being sued by the husband of his...
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