by Thomas Mills | May 27, 2015 | Democrats, Editor's Blog, NC Politics |
A recent article in National Journal warned that, nationally, Democrats are running thin on talent below the presidential level. In their bid to take back the Senate, Democrats are looking to the past to rebuild its future. In states across the country, the party is...
by Brian Turner | Apr 22, 2015 | Ads, Economic Development
Time and again, I hear folks tell me, all they want is a fair shake. They work hard, play by the rules and want to provide for their families and employees but they feel like they just can’t get ahead. Working families and small business owners across the state have...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 19, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, Poll Analysis |
The day after Republicans took control of the legislature and the Governor’s Mansion for the first time since the 19th century, former Raleigh Mayor and then-GOP party chair, Tom Fetzer told WRAL’s Mark Binker, “We, the Republicans, now own anything that happens in...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 5, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, Education, NC Politics |
This year, the legislative session was all about softening the GOP tone in preparation for the 2014 Midterms. The centerpiece of legislation was a teacher pay raise that was supposed to mollify voters’ anger over the 2013 assault on public education. By that measure,...
by James Kotecki | May 13, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Campaigns, NC House, NC House Races, NC Politics, PODCAST, Politics, The North Carolinian |
Brian Turner is running for North Carolina House District 116 in and near Asheville in Buncombe County. Turner claims his opponent, Rep. Tim Moffitt, offered him a job at UNC-TV in exchange for dropping out of the race. Is this the kind of sleazy political scandal I...
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