by Thomas Mills | Nov 26, 2019 | 2020 elections, Editor's Blog
ShareIn an article in Politico this morning, Erica Smith says there is a “rising progressive wing” of the North Carolina Democratic Party. I don’t really believe that. For decades, liberals who live in places like Chapel Hill and Asheville have believed they are...
by Thomas Mills | Nov 25, 2019 | Editor's Blog
ShareThe most striking thing about the era of Trump is watching the ease with which Republicans reject facts and embrace what Kellyanne Conway dubbed “alternative facts.” It sounds like something out of a Monty Python skit but it’s becoming our national nightmare....
by Thomas Mills | Nov 22, 2019 | Editor's Blog
ShareWhen the Republicans legislators announced the results of an “independent” investigation into the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, it was the second such investigation in recent weeks. Over at the Board of Governors, Board member Tom Fetzer, probably with support of some...
by Thomas Mills | Nov 20, 2019 | Editor's Blog
ShareIn the Thom-Tillis-has-no-shame department, the junior Senator from North Carolina penned an “op-ed” for Fox News yesterday. I put op-ed in quotation marks because the piece is little more than White House talking points put into a narrative format. Tillis...
by Thomas Mills | Nov 19, 2019 | 2020 elections, Editor's Blog
ShareRemember that part in the Harry Potter series when all of the Death Eaters started to reveal themselves again? They’d been in hiding for years since Voldemort had been defeated sometime in the distant past. With the return of the Dark Lord, as they called...
by Thomas Mills | Nov 18, 2019 | 2020 elections, Editor's Blog
ShareA poll from Fox News last week showed Cal Cunningham trailing Erica Smith in the Democratic primary for US Senate. The poll also gave Senator Thom Tillis his best numbers yet, showing he had a positive favorability rating, something he hasn’t seen in any poll...
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