NC-06: It’s Walker in a Runaway
I don’t think anybody saw this beatdown coming. The entire GOP membership of the North Carolina US House delegation (except Walter Jones) had endorsed Phil Berger, Jr. and had raised
Continue readingRenee Ellmers: The gift that keeps on giving
She can melt down on national radio. She can scream at her constituents. She can ignore and avoid a good chunk of her district. But, somehow — despite violating all
Continue reading#NCSEN: Tilting Democrat?
That’s the word of DC-based political prognosticator Stuart Rothenberg on this year’s battle to unseat Miss Kay. Hagan has been holding a steady lead in the polls since shortly after
Continue readingSound the alarm: The “poetry community” is rankled. That’s right. Rankled.
The testosterone-deprived newsroom at McClatchy Central in Raleigh is up in arms. Gov. Pat picked a new poet laureate and did not bother to consult with them or any of
Continue reading#NCSEN: The state of the write-ins
If you want to have your votes in the November elections tallied as a write in candidate for a statewide office, you need to have 500 signatures from duly registered
Continue readingGov. Pat takes a page from Thad Cochran’s political playbook
In Mississippi, when incumbent US senator Thad Cochran appeared to be going down in flames to Tea Party candidate Chris McDaniel, GOP establishment types sold their souls and threw in
Continue readingGov. Pat: ‘Door Open’ to ObamaCare, expanding Medicaid
Medicaid is trying to break North Carolina’s economy. It’s an out-of-control mess. In 2013, as ObamaCare was being implemented, states were being encouraged to expand their Medicaid programs as a way
Continue readingA REAL GOOD reason to show up at the polls in November
We’ve heard from a lot of people saying they might just not vote in November — thanks to some sorry choices on the ballot for the US Senate, Congress, and
Continue readingGov. Pat takes to state-owned media to bash his own party
The ”I-told-you-so’s” from my conservative Charlotte amigos are reaching a crescendo. They warned me — and anyone else who would listen prior to the election — that Pat McCrory would
Continue reading#NCGA: Looking to cut? WHY NOT UNC ???
The state budget is on the mind of a lot of Raleigh-watchers and insiders. How to get pay raises for teachers has been a major sticking point on reaching an
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