#ncga: Welcome to the era of ‘grass-topping’
In DC, there is an expression called ”astro-turfing.” That is a slang term used to describe the manufacturing of the illusion of support for, or opposition to, a politician or policy.
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NC-05: Yes, Virginia. You DO have a primary opponent.
Virginia Foxx has enjoyed life in Washington. She’s risen through the ranks to be a trusted adviser to House speaker John Boehner. Like fellow GOPer Renee Ellmers, Foxx has sided
Continue reading#ncga: Benefit corporations (They’re back!)
Just like Jason Voorhees. You kill off B-corps in the General Assembly, and they rise from the dead. Benefit corporations are different from the traditional sort of corporation we
Continue readingNC-02: He’s in! Duncan done testing waters, ready to tackle Ellmers in 2016
The worse kept secret in North Carolina’s Second Congressional District is finally out there for all to see: Chatham County’s Jim Duncan is coming after John Boehner and Kevin McCarthy’s
Continue reading#ncga: Making deals — with the devil
Well, the GOP has officially surrendered their advantage in the area of taxes. After so many decades as the low – / anti-tax party, the GOP majority on Jones Street
Continue reading#ncga: McCrory, Moore and the “manufactured” threat to religious liberty
Our Republican governor made it clear he is thoroughly unimpressed about the current debate on the Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Gov. Pat McCrory appeared on WFNC radio in Fayetteville Thursday
Continue readingAmericans for a Balanced Budget = Dee Stewart
A self-identified “conservative” organization called “Americans for a Balanced Budget” was all over the place urging Republicans to support the Medicare “doc fix” deal cobbled together by John Boehner and
Continue readingKeeping Party ID, ending at-large posts, good moves for local government elections
In 1994, there was a national and statewide wave that swept all kinds of Democrats out of office an put all kinds of Republican novices into power. For decades, judges
Continue readingAre the gaystapo’s tactics producing common ground for libertarians and The Religious Right?
I am a proud, card-carrying member of the ”leave-me-the-hell-alone” caucus. I consider my self a conservative with a smattering of “small-L” libertarianism sprinkled in there. (The big-L libertarians sometimes venture
Continue reading#ncga: Nicole Revels 1, Jeff Tarte 0
She came. She saw. She conquered. The video of conservative activist Nicole Revels trying to question her state senator Jeff Tarte about his mandatory vaccination bill has gone viral. (Tarte
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