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No, tax cuts didn’t lead to broad prosperity

by Derek Scott | Jun 5, 2019 | Politics

ShareThere’s a common refrain in NC political discourse the past few years that Republican tax cuts have led, or will soon lead, to prosperity in North Carolina. Unfortunately, rhetoric about the effect of the tax cuts tends to simplify...

Big-Dollar Tillis Donors Jump Ship

by Kirk Kovach | May 31, 2019 | 2020 elections, The Kovach Corner, US Senate

ShareIn the course of the past few weeks, Thom Tillis has worked to solidify his standing amongst the Trump wing of the Republican Party, insofar as there is any other wing at this point. Unfortunately for him, it looks like a lost cause. Mark Walker, the prominent...

Where the Senate Race Stands

by Kirk Kovach | May 28, 2019 | NC Politics, Politics, The Kovach Corner, US Senate

ShareAs it stands now, Democrats need a candidate for US Senate. There have been a few candidates to throw their hat into the race so far, but none of them have the fundraising ability or the institutional support to mount a realistic challenge against the incumbent...

Justin Amash and his District’s Anomalies

by Walt de Vries | May 23, 2019 | Politics

ShareWestern Michigan at times can be a strange, yet predictable political place. GOP Congressman Justin Amash, who represents that area’s 3rdCongressional District, just proved it. Strange, because Amash is the first Republican member of the Congress and...

Tillis’ strange endorsement

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...

The cynicism of their convictions

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....