Balanced Debate For The Old North State.

The NC SPIN panel on set

The NC SPIN Reunion Live Show

Now available to watch

Recorded at the Seby B. Jones Performing Arts Center  •  Louisburg College, Louisburg NC

Senate Minority Leader Dan Blue • former Lt. Gov. Dennis Wicker • former NC Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr • former NC House Speaker Joe Mavretic • former NC Attorney General Rufus Edmisten • John Hood • Patrick Sebastian • Brad Crone • Peg O'Connell

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My Spin by Tom Campbell

The election cake is already baked

Except for those incessant and irritating emails and texts from candidates begging for money and the offensive TV ads and mailers filled with untruths and promises the candidates couldn’t keep even if they wanted to, this has been an extremely quiet election. Read More

12:12 a.m. Friday










A bluer NC could be in the offing

With the 2026 election already underway and early voting numbers up over the last midterms in 2022, the chances for North Carolina emerging with a slightly bluer shade of purple look to be high.    Read More

by Rob Schofield   |   10:16 p.m. yesterday








Housing abundance requires long view

The lead times required to acquire, plan, permit, and build new inventory create significant risk that can itself be exacerbated by unexpected changes in such variables as interest rates, the cost of raw materials, and the availability of labor.    Read More

by John Hood   |   October 15, 2026


The art of voting

When it comes to casting a ballot, all of us should have the same power, the same weight. Every vote should equal another. Every voice that participates should be heard.    Read More

by Cash Michaels   |   October 15, 2026