Is moving left politically REALLY “Kinder and Gentler?”
My political life tracks back to the 1988 Bush-Quayle campaign. That’s where I cut my teeth in this game. I was attracted to Bush because of his ties to my
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#NCSEN: ANOTHER poll (this time from conservatives) showing slim Hagan lead
Human Events, a longtime flagship publication of the American conservative movement, has partnered with Gravis Marketing to take the political temperature in The Tar Heel State. They conducted a poll of
Continue reading#NCSEN: Tillis goes Hollywood, backs $40 million in additional state incentives for film industry
During the recently-completed GOP primary for US Senate, speaker Thom Tillis told a fundraiser crowd in Wilmington he favored the retention of state incentives for studios shooting movies and TV
Continue reading#NCSEN: Paying people to stay home with the kids?
Kay Hagan thinks businesses should be mandated to provide PAID leave to employees to deal with family concerns like childbirth or sick children. On the face of it, that
Continue reading#NCSEN: A NEW Tillis campaign fund
We’ve been keeping an eye on the FEC web site. We’ve seen a couple of extra Thom Tillis-affiliated organizations pop up, but one of the extras is finally seeing some
Continue reading#NCSEN: The Longleaf Pine PAC (Kay’s slush fund?)
We’ve heard a lot of belly-aching from the drive-by media about how much money the Koch brothers have put into the Tillis campaign. We’ve heard from the Hagan campaign about
Continue reading#NCSEN: CBS News / NYT/ YouGov poll shows dead heat
Recent polling from in-state sources like Civitas and Public Policy Polling have showed incumbent Democrat Kay Hagan slowly building a lead over Republican nominee Thom Tillis. A new national survey
Continue reading#NCSEN: Cost-of-living and the minimum wage
Kay Hagan and her lefty friends have been beating Republican Thom Tillis around the head and shoulders about what — we think — has been one of the smartest, most
Continue reading#NCSEN: Fact-checking the Ex-Im Bank, corporate welfare discussion
The Washington Examiner’s Tim Carney has waded into our marquee election. I am typically a big fan of Carney. (I even bought ONE of his books.) But painting Thom Tillis
Continue readingMonkey Business Report: Taxpayer-funded travel for US senators & staff
The Washington Examiner — the conservative daily that employees Renee Ellmers’s favorite “liberal reporter” — has put together a very interesting piece about how much we’re shelling out to cover
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