by Alexander H. Jones | Apr 27, 2015 | 2016 Elections, NC Politics |
Richard Burr’s “bulb” is not exactly luminous. In the middle of the ’08 market meltdown, he ordered his wife to execute a bank run. More generally, he has a habit of making buffoonish comments and embarrassing himself through sheer ignorance. So when he declares...
by Thomas Mills | Sep 5, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Debates, Editor's Blog, US Senate |
Thom Tillis is a man who can’t get out of his own way. In the debate, he looked more comfortable than Kay Hagan and stuck to his talking points. He should be feeling good. So why did he refer to her as “Kay”? I don’t believe he did it to demean her. I think he...
by Thomas Mills | Sep 4, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, US Senate |
As everybody has already said, last night’s debate changed very little. Both candidates did what they needed to do–not screw up–and they pretty much kept to their respective scripts. Tillis tried to wrap Hagan around Obama and Hagan tried to wrap Tillis...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 27, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, Polling, US Senate |
In the spring of 2010, Elaine Marshall was a sitting Secretary of State locked in a primary with a former state senator, a prominent Obama fundraiser and three other little known candidates. Marshall had a solid advantage in name recognition but the race wasn’t...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 5, 2013 | Editor's Blog, National Politics, NC Politics, US Senate |
Boy, Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Grime’s decision to run for U.S. Senate sure brought back memories. For weeks, EMILY’s List, the pro-choice group committed to electing Democratic women, was pushing Grimes to get into the race. When she announced yesterday, the...
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