by Thomas Mills | Jan 6, 2020 | 2020 elections, Editor's Blog
ShareI suspect that at some point, Thom Tillis had a modicum of self-respect. I also suspect that those days are long forgotten. Today, he debases himself regularly trying to stay in the good graces of the con man in the White House. This weekend, he tweeted,...
by Thomas Mills | Jan 3, 2020 | 2020 elections, Editor's Blog
ShareIn a post I wrote last week, I said that I didn’t think Pete Buttigieg could win North Carolina because the state isn’t ready to elect a gay man president. I should have said more. I don’t believe Buttigieg can win North Carolina and I don’t believe he will be...
by Thomas Mills | Jan 1, 2020 | Editor's Blog
ShareWith the beginning of a new decade as well as a new year, I’ll venture into a few predictions. After the election of Donald Trump, I no longer have a lot of confidence in my ability to predict the electorate. That said, here goes. First, for the next decade. I...
by Thomas Mills | Dec 31, 2019 | Editor's Blog
ShareIn North Carolina, the political stars of 2019 were the Democrats in the North Carolina House and Senate. They showed that they’ve learned how to be a minority party. They upheld the Governor’s veto time and again without losing the news narrative. In the...
by Thomas Mills | Dec 30, 2019 | Editor's Blog, Politics
ShareAs the country goes through another political realignment, the two parties are engaged in civil wars that could reshape them both. On the Republican side, the war seems to be over. Trump and the populists won. On the Democratic side, the battle is still raging....
by Thomas Mills | Dec 27, 2019 | 2020 elections, Editor's Blog
ShareAs 2020 inches ever nearer, I’d like to look at what the presidential candidates might mean for North Carolina. We are one of the most evenly divided states in the nation. Most likely, the presidential campaign will play out heavily here. It’s not that we are the...
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