by Thomas Mills | Jul 7, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, US Senate
North Carolina is getting used to national attention. The state moved to center stage when President Obama defeated John McCain in the state in 2008. That year, Kay Hagan defeated GOP superstar and incumbent Senator Elizabeth Dole. The next cycle, 2010, saw...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 3, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Economy, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGOP, Obamacare, US Senate |
Karl Rove has a lot of faith in his Obamacare narrative. Yesterday, his latest Crossroads GPS ad accuses the Affordable Care Act of harming the economy and blaming Kay Hagan for supporting the program. And just like Kay Hagan accused Elizabeth Dole of voting with...
by Alexander H. Jones | Mar 31, 2014 | 2014 Elections, NC Politics |
As I wrote a few weeks ago, some insights are timeless. The 2012 North Carolina elections reawoke another pearl of wisdom. When Karl Rove quipped that liberals “believe that solutions emerge from your judicious study of discernible reality” while conservatives “create...
by Thomas Mills | Jan 19, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, US Senate
Last week, I wrote that the path to victory without a runoff got tougher for Thom Tillis. The entry of former Shelby mayor Ted Alexander brought the number of candidates in the GOP primary for U.S. Senate to six. Several candidates bring either regional or ideological...
by Thomas Mills | Jan 13, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, US Senate
Today, former Shelby Mayor Ted Alexander is announcing his entry into the GOP primary for U. S. Senate. According to The Shelby Star, Alexander said, “you feel God’s compelled you to do it.” Alexander served as mayor for two terms and is currently chair of the...
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