by Thomas Mills | May 21, 2019 | 2020 elections, Editor's Blog, Gay Marriage
ShareLast week, Thom Tillis got an interesting endorsement. A conservative pro-LGBT group named him as a Senator they support. “Senator Tillis has already distinguished himself in the first term as someone who is very bipartisan, very sensitive and thoughtful when it...
by Thomas Mills | May 20, 2019 | Abortion, Politics
ShareYesterday, Senator Mitt Romney said he didn’t agree with the Alabama abortion ban. Earlier, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said he believes the measure goes too far. Other Republican senators went on Sunday news shows to express their concern with the law....
by Kirk Kovach | May 18, 2019 | Demographic Trends, The Feed, The Kovach Corner
SharePew has a new survey out that looks at the nature of politically independent voters, and the upshot is something that is apparent from polling but still goes rather undiscussed on network news: Independents are not just a large cohort of people sitting on the...
by Thomas Mills | May 17, 2019 | Abortion, Editor's Blog, Politics
ShareFor years, Republicans yelled, “If Democrats win, they’re gonna take your guns!” In response, conservative 2ndAmendment ideologues flocked to buy guns before they were banned and we now have far more guns per person floating around our society than any other...
by Thomas Mills | May 16, 2019 | 2020 elections, Editor's Blog, Politics
ShareThis week in presidential politics, the Democratic field grew with the additions of Montana Governor Steve Bullock and New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio. Both men start with low name recognition and a lot of catching up to do in a field of 23. On the Biden front,...
by Thomas Mills | May 15, 2019 | Politics
ShareState Senator Dan Bishop ran away with the NC-09 Republican special primary. He garnered almost half the votes in a ten-candidate field and almost doubled the votes of the second place candidate, Stony Rushing of Union County. That puts Bishop and his Democratic...
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