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A General Assembly of Usurpers?

by Kirk Kovach | Feb 25, 2019 | The Kovach Corner

Let me preface this writing with the acknowledgment that I am not a lawyer. Everything written here is just analysis based upon personal research on what is publicly available. The past few days have been a whirlwind in North Carolina politics. Just Thursday,...

2020 Democratic Primary Details Released

by Kirk Kovach | Feb 16, 2019 | 2020 election, Democrats, The Kovach Corner

Politico published an article yesterday outlining how the Democratic Primary will unfold over the next year or so. Back during the primary leading up to Hillary Clinton’s eventual nomination in 2016, a lot of people were uncomfortable with the processes and took...

Survivor Act Context

by Kirk Kovach | Feb 14, 2019 | The Kovach Corner

I wrote a column this week for the Salisbury Post, where I lauded the bipartisan efforts of the General Assembly and Attorney General Josh Stein in pushing the Survivor Act. Briefly, the act would provide millions of dollars to continue testing the embarrassingly...

No, this isn’t Roy Cooper

by Kirk Kovach | Feb 8, 2019 | Politics, The Kovach Corner

One week ago today, it came out that Governor Ralph Northam of Virginia had apparently posed in either blackface or as a Klansman in his medical school yearbook. Northam waffled on the issue, at first claiming responsibility and then the following day suggesting that...

Cooper’s Rescission was Right

by Kirk Kovach | Feb 8, 2019 | The Kovach Corner

Though it likely went under the radar for most, Governor Cooper rescinded a controversial choice for the North Carolina Human Relations Commission this week. Lawana Mayfield is currently on the Charlotte City Council, and in December the Governor appointed her to the...

Democrats Should Moderate Heading into 2020

by Kirk Kovach | Feb 7, 2019 | 2020 election, Poll Analysis, Polling, The Kovach Corner

I admit: at this point, reading polls and taking them as an indication of anything more than a snapshot in time is a mistake. But to discard what they say now, and what they might portend, is also wrongheaded. Øptimus Consulting released a poll conducted between...