by Thomas Mills | Apr 14, 2020 | Editor's Blog |
Yesterday was another bad one for Republicans. Bernie Sanders went on a video chat with Joe Biden and urged his supporters to back the former vice president. Last night, the Wisconsin votes were counted and Democrats unseated a Republican member of the state’s Supreme...
by Thomas Mills | Jun 14, 2018 | Editor's Blog, Voting Rights |
Last night at 11:30pm, the GOP dropped another bill to limit access to the voting booth. This one would dramatically reduce the number of early voting days from 17 to 10. Rep. David Lewis says that’s not the intention of the bill and that 17 days will be restored. Who...
by Thomas Mills | Jun 8, 2018 | 2018 elections, Editor's Blog |
Democrats should resist the urge to make opposition to the voter ID amendment that’s speeding through the legislature a centerpiece of their fall campaign. If it’s on the ballot in November, it will pass by large margins. A loud and high profile campaign opposing it...
by Thomas Mills | Jun 1, 2018 | Editor's Blog |
The Republicans’ authoritarian instincts have been on full display during the short session. First, they passed a budget chock full of pork and policy without any debates or amendments. Now, they’re about to redistrict the judiciary to make it more political and more...
by Thomas Mills | Feb 9, 2018 | Editor's Blog, Politics, Voting Rights |
North Carolina Representative David Lewis called a news conference to have a temper tantrum this week. He blasted Democrats for suing “until North Carolina is blue, despite what the people, despite what the voters, want.” The Republicans then promptly sued to try to...
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