by Thomas Mills | Feb 21, 2020 | 2020 elections, Editor's Blog
ShareIf Bernie Sanders ends up the Democratic nominee, we will probably have Michael Bloomberg to thank. Bloomberg’s plan to buy his way into the Democratic primary and largely by-pass the vetting process is backfiring. While he’s surging, he’s not surging enough....
by Thomas Mills | Feb 19, 2020 | 2020 elections, Editor's Blog
ShareIn poll after poll, Bernie Sanders is surging, Joe Biden is tanking and Mike Bloomberg is filling the gap. Nate Silver at FiveThirtyEight predicts that Sanders will sweep up enough delegates by Super Tuesday to have an insurmountable lead. I’m trying to get my...
by Thomas Mills | Feb 18, 2020 | Editor's Blog, Tax Reform
ShareSales taxes are regressive. They take a larger percentage of money from low income families than they do higher income families. That’s why liberals in North Carolina howled when the Republicans running the legislature reduced the income tax rate on the highest...
by Thomas Mills | Feb 17, 2020 | 2020 elections, Editor's Blog
ShareWhen the presidential campaign started last year, I wrote a piece about why I liked Amy Klobuchar. Since then I’ve written pieces about most of the other candidates and have seriously considered them all. After a lot of thought, I’m sticking with Amy. As I’ve...
by Thomas Mills | Feb 14, 2020 | Editor's Blog
ShareNobody is making bigger fools of the GOP than Trump. Well, maybe they’re making fools of themselves but Trump is exposing how foolish they are. After acquitting Trump of charges that he asked Ukraine to dig up dirt on a political rival, Trump is now bragging...
by Thomas Mills | Feb 13, 2020 | 2020 elections, Editor's Blog
ShareWith early voting starting today in North Carolina, two polls give a little insight into where the election stands in the state. PPP and High Point University both show Joe Biden leading among likely voters. However, the polls were conducted in the midst of the...
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