by Thomas Mills | Feb 25, 2020 | Editor's Blog |
Yesterday, I wrote a piece describing what I called Bernie Sanders’ path to victory. I don’t mean that I believe he will win the state, but he does have a way forward that might work. It’s grounded in the youth vote. It’s that vote that will turn North Carolina blue...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 22, 2019 | 2020 elections, Editor's Blog
Historically, high turn-out elections have benefited Democrats. In North Carolina, the one time a Democratic presidential candidate won the state in the last 40 years, Barack Obama in 2008, we had the highest turnout in decades. The 2020 election cycle is may be even...
by Thomas Mills | Feb 7, 2017 | Editor's Blog |
Back in 2004, after George W. Bush won his second term, Karl Rove declared that Republicans were on the brink of permanent majority. Two years later, Democrats washed away GOP majorities in both the House and Senate in the 2006 wave. After 2008, Democrats had control...
by Thomas Mills | Jan 20, 2017 | Editor's Blog |
Ten years ago, if you had asked me if we would see an African-American president in my lifetime, I would have said probably not. But if you had asked me twenty-five years ago, I would have thought that was impossible. Yet, today we’re watching the final few hours of a...
by Thomas Mills | Jan 17, 2017 | Editor's Blog, Politics |
With Republicans now trying to undo Obama’s legacy, we should also remember THEIR legacy from the Obama years. In an effort to make Obama a failed president, they broke our political system. Mitch McConnell played a long game that finally gave Republicans both Houses...
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