by Alexander H. Jones | Sep 29, 2020 | Politics
ShareOne month out from the election, Joe Biden and Democrats sit in an advantageous position. Biden has led Donald Trump in the polls for months both nationally and even in North Carolina, a conservative-tilting swing state that previously voted for the president by...
by William Shaw | Sep 22, 2020 | Politics
ShareGoogle “Corruption in NC Politics” and these headlines from national and statemedia appear: “GOP Changes Weaken Elections and Ethics Oversight;”“Corruption is Undermining NC Government;” “Corruption, Gerrymandering, andVoter Suppression: How NC’s GOP Made a Great...
by Thomas Mills | Sep 18, 2020 | Politics
ShareKaiser Family Foundation and the Cook Political Report have an in depth poll about the state of the race in North Carolina. It shows a state leaning toward the Democrats but with some hope for Republicans. With just over six weeks to go, the GOP is still playing...
by William Shaw | Sep 17, 2020 | Politics
ShareWhen the Supreme Court ruled in favor of “Citizens United” on January 21, 2010, Justice Stephensdissented that the majority’s ruling “threatens to undermine the integrity of elected institutions across thisNation.” He added that “A democracy cannot function...
by Thomas Mills | Sep 11, 2020 | Editor's Blog, Politics
ShareBack when Donald Trump was running for president in 2106, I had conservative friends say to me, “I don’t like Donald Trump, but he’s really saying out loud what a lot of us are already thinking.” As I listened to his rhetoric and tried to tune out the bombast and...
by Alexander H. Jones | Sep 8, 2020 | Politics
ShareIs North Carolina the nation’s most military-friendly state? Since Mike Easley coined that phrase in the mid-2000’s, it has been a point of pride for most Tar Heels. The state hosts the biggest military base in the world and has a population of...
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