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Trumpkin

by Thomas Mills | Aug 11, 2016 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGov | 11 comments

You’ve got to hand it to Pat McCrory. He’s adaptable. When he needed to be the moderate Republican mayor of a New South city, he fit the role. When he arrived in Raleigh and found a state government run by hardcore social conservatives, he became one of those,...

In #ncgov, no time for euphemism

by Alexander H. Jones | Aug 4, 2016 | Civil Rights, LGBT Rights, NC Politics, NCGov | 30 comments

If history is just, August 2, 2016 will go down in infamy. On that day Pat McCrory cemented his place as the heir to George Wallace. Except if anything McCrory’s pro-bigotry stance is broader. State politics watchers awoke Tuesday to see McCrory taking a more...

Cooper’s First Ad

by John Wynne | Jul 7, 2016 | Ads, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NCGov, Polling | 8 comments

The Roy Cooper campaign launched their first ad of the 2016 general election. It’s actually pretty good. It depicts Cooper as one tough son of a gun who has stood up for North Carolinians against fraudsters, sexual predators, and drug dealers. The rock...

Pat McCrory: The Most Spineless Politician

by Alexander H. Jones | Jun 16, 2016 | Civil Rights, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGov, Veterans, Women's Rights | 22 comments

Pat McCrory is setting the record for Most Spineless Politician. Since getting elected, he’s repeatedly trashed his own purported principles, and refused to own his decisions. He’s got no backbone, no courage, and no right to be taken seriously. McCrory’s history of...

Split State

by John Wynne | May 25, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGov, Poll Analysis, Polling | 6 comments

The latest poll from PPP is a sight to behold: just about every statewide contest is totally tied. The race for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, and State Treasurer are all within a point of each other. There’s also interesting results when it...

HB2 and the Return of Massive Resistance

by Alexander H. Jones | May 5, 2016 | Civil Rights, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP, NCGov | 25 comments

So the hammer has fallen. The Department of Justice has declared HB2 violates the Civil Rights Act and Title IX of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Needless to say, these findings portend disaster. GOP leaders’ response has been just as disturbing. It is...