by Thomas Mills | Jun 19, 2014 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, US Senate
In his attempt to pass a budget that hurts no one except people duped by the lottery, Thom Tillis has once again exposed his lack of leadership. The Senate has sharply criticized his budget and now the director of the North Carolina lottery says she warned House...
by John Wynne | Jun 10, 2014 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NCGOP, US Senate |
Sometimes the people in my party can be a bit, well … “stupid” is too generous a word. I’m speaking of the “conservative” effort to qualify former State Rep. John Rhodes as a write-in candidate for U.S. Senate. You might remember...
by Michael Cooper | May 9, 2014 | Features, National Politics, NC Politics, US Senate |
Watching state House Speaker Thom Tillis give his acceptance speech, I couldn’t help but think how easy he had it. That was not a hard-fought primary. It was a coronation. As I pointed out earlier this week in Creative Loafing, money made all the difference....
by Thomas Mills | May 6, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, US Senate |
The nationalization of political campaigns is basically complete. More than 90% of the ads so far in the Senate race were produced by national outside groups. And they spent almost $8 million. Candidates are becoming little more than proxies for ideological...
by Thomas Mills | May 5, 2014 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, US Senate
It’s all over but the crying. With less than 24 hours left before the final day of voting in the 2014 primary season, nothing can really change the outcomes. The victors are in place. We just don’t know who they are yet. In the marquee race, the GOP primary for US...
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