#ncga: Awwwwww, look. Our very own LBJ rule.
In 1960, US. senator Lyndon Baines Johnson was the Democrat nominee for vice president of the United States. The dilemma? He was also up for reelection to the Senate from
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#ncga: A redistricting Lawsuit-palooza ??? (Unleash the ambulance chasers!)
I talked with some Jones Street insiders today who have an interesting take on where this whole congressional redistricting kerfuffle might be heading. The consensus? It’s unlikely that we will
Continue reading#ncpol: Holding v. Ellmers, and other redistricting scuttlebutt
Yep. Nee-Nee v. Big George. THAT was the hot topic of discussion on Jones Street yesterday. The new 2nd district includes a good chunk of what Holding has been representing
Continue reading#ncga: Don’t like the way the table is set? Turn over the table.
What started out as a mission to tweak a few districts to bring the 1st and 12th congressional districts in line has resulted in radical change for a lot more
Continue reading#ncsen: Burr camp says NOT refusing to debate. (They say NO ONE has invited him to debate.)
Yep. Click HERE to listen to Burr campaign spokeswoman Mary Comer spin this nonsense. Here are some of the,um, highlights: “No one is refusing to debate. That is simply false
Continue readingThilli$: Don’t ‘obstruct’ President Barry
Our senior senator says he’d vote for Bernie Sanders before Ted Cruz. Now, it appears our junior senator wants to play nice with Barry Obama: Senate Republicans’ widespread vow to
Continue reading#ncpol: See you in Septem — um, May?
I’ve been talking a lot lately with folks in the middle of the redistricting kerfluffle. Here’s some insight passed on to me from one player in this drama: “At one
Continue readingR.I.P, Antonin Scalia.
We lost a great man this weekend. He was one of the few souls left in our nation’s capital who still believed our Constitution is worth respecting and paying attention
Continue reading#ncga: the road ahead for redistricting brouhaha
The speaker hath spoken: From: Rep. Tim Moore Sent: Friday, February 12, 2016 4:59 PM To: @House/Members; @House/Legislative Assistants; @Speaker Tim Moore’s Staff Subject: Notice of Upcoming Week Dear Members:
Continue readingNC-02: Ellmers one of SEVEN GOPers backing Equal Rights Amendment
Yes, it’s true. Our gal Nee-Nee has signed on to a bill with NEARLY THE ENTIRE DEMOCRAT CAUCUS to endorse passage of an Equal Rights Amendment to the US
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