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Kansas-lite

by Thomas Mills | Feb 20, 2018 | Ads | 8 comments

So legislators are calling for the Governor to deploy troops at our prisons. Not because there are riots, but because they’re underfunded and understaffed. They want to turn our National Guard into temporary workers to cover up for the failed policies of the GOP. What...

Poll: GOP faces tough environment in NC

by Thomas Mills | Jan 24, 2018 | 2018 elections, Ads, North Carolina, Polling | 13 comments

Public Policy Polling released its first North Carolina poll of the year. Like polls around the country, it’s full of warning signs for Republicans. While the cycle is just beginning, the GOP faces some strong headwinds. Donald Trump’s favorability rating is a little...

Exploiting the racial and cultural divide

by Thomas Mills | Nov 1, 2017 | Ads, Editor's Blog | 3 comments

If you want to get an idea of what the 2018 election cycle will look like, check out the races in Virginia. It’s not pretty. Both sides are using ugly racial and cultural stereotypes to gin up their base voters. Republicans imply that Hispanic gangs are infiltrating...

Looking the other way

by Thomas Mills | Jul 21, 2017 | Ads, Trump | 6 comments

Shortly after the election in November, one GOP pundit criticized Democrats for lacking faith in the strength of the American system to survive a president like Donald Trump. He pointed to the institutions and balance of powers that protect our government and its...

Primaries could prove dicey for some Democrats

by Thomas Mills | Jun 13, 2017 | Ads, NC Politics | 1 comment

Democrats certainly won’t be lacking for candidates heading into 2018. Across the state, people are announcing their candidacies for Congress and legislature earlier than at any time in recent memory. In the case of the General Assembly, candidates are running for...

A date Republicans might remember

by Thomas Mills | Mar 23, 2017 | Ads, HB2, North Carolina, Obamacare | 4 comments

Today is the anniversary of both the Affordable Care Act and HB2. For Republicans, today may become a day that lives in infamy. House Bill 2 sunk their Governor and later today, Republicans in the U. S. House will vote to repeal and replace Obamacare with a program...