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Author: Brant Clifton Published Date: July 14, 2011
Posted in Democrats Media NCGOP Obama Politics Republicans

A lesson on reading polls …

Over the past couple of days, there have been a few misleading stories in the N&O regarding political poll numbers.  I am going to assume the best — that Rob Christensen and the other folks in the N&O newsroom don’t understand how to read an…

Author: Brant Clifton Published Date: July 14, 2011
Posted in Democrats Media NCGOP Politics Renee Ellmers Republicans

Fact: The N&O LOVES liberals

I often harken back to the eight year period (1984-1992) when we last had a GOP governor in Raleigh. That is also the last occasion when The Raleigh News & Observer subjected an incumbent governor to tough questions and scrutiny. The newsroom practically went to…

Author: Brant Clifton Published Date: July 13, 2011
Posted in Democrats Economy Media NC legislature NC State Government NCGOP Politics Republicans

Another headline that NEEDS to be finished ….

“Congressional redistricting plan unpopular” screams the headline in today’s edition of The News & Observer.  If you read into the story, you see that the following phrase needs to be added to THE END of that headline: ” … among 37 percent of respondents to…