WAAAAAAHHH !!! They’re cutting my welfare! I’m going to Georgia!
The N&O chronicles the movie industry crybabies as they pack up to leave North Carolina in the wake of a state decision to trim and streamline benefits for filming in
Continue reading#NCSEN: American Insights says 42-42 tie, NY Times says 53-47 Hagan
American Insights is back with some analysis on the North Carolina US Senate race. The NC-based group first came to our attention in the GOP primary for this seat. They were probably
Continue reading#NCSEN: The ”effectiveness” argument
The Thom Tillis campaign is coming after incumbent Democrat Kay Hagan for being ”ineffective.” On one hand, it’s a sweet piece of karma. Hagan beat Elizabeth Dole over the head
Continue reading#NCSEN: Hagan reelection odds at 50-50
The Washington Post’s political prognosticators are promoting a model showing a 52-48 GOP majority with a 98 percent chance of Kay Hagan being reelected. Political prognosticator Nate Silver, formerly
Continue readingAs The Pachyderm Turns …
Yes, my friends. It seems like we’ve got quite a soap opera brewing in Raleigh amongst the powers-that-be in the NCGOP. First, we hear from well-placed sources that operatives close
Continue readingMonkey Business Update: The plot thickens in Cabarrus?
Apparently, Charles Jeter (see comments at end of previous post) was not the only Republican legislator caught off guard by the local bill that simultaneously disarmed the Monroe city manager
Continue readingMonkey Business Update: Fletcher Hartsell & Cabarrus County
Can’t get your political shenanigans approved by being open, up front, and following the process? Go the sneaky route. That’s what has apparently happened on Jones Street regarding The Fletcher
Continue readingRNC says YES to cronyism, corporate welfare
Supposedly, the Republican Party is about free markets, individual liberty, and reaping the rewards of hard work. Yet, we can’t even seem to get the leaders of the party to
Continue readingWashington Post election model: 98 % chance Hagan wins reelection
The Post says Republicans will take the US Senate, but we — in North Carolina — can likely expect SIX MORE YEARS of Kay Hagan. The paper’s Election Lab predicts
Continue readingA request for our fans
We started this enterprise up about three years ago. We were frustrated about the growing number of low-information voters and the deceitful, incompetent drive-by media. We were worried about the
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