The preacher was "woke"
It was amazing how the ancient words of Paul's letter to the Ephesians sounded so contemporary. Read More
Balanced Debate For The Old North State.
My Spin by Tom Campbell
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If Trump loses can Republicans get their party back?Democracy is on the ballot November 5th. Brace yourself for loud, ugly, divisive advertising messages between now and then. Read More |
Let a thousand billboards bloom
The legislature was right to override a veto of a bill that allowed outdoor advertisers more latitude to keep foliage from obstructing motorists’ view of their billboards. Read More
The Beth Wood tragedy
The former Auditor's endorsement of the Republican candidate doesn't pass the smell test. Read More
Can the president control the economy?
The economy is one of the biggest issues in this election. But no president has as much influence as might be expected. Read More
NAACP seeks to intervene in GOP lawsuit challenging 225,000 voter registrations
Prior to December of last year giving driver's license number or last four digits of social security was not required in North Carolina. Read More
The fever has broken
Democrats' path to victory is increasing turnout among younger voters and African Americans and winning women voters by a larger margin than in 2020. Read More
North Carolina Election Heats Up: Trump leads Harris by 1 point; Stein widens advantage over Robinson in race for Governor
ECU poll show Trump up by 1 point, Stein up by 6. Read More
More than 7 Out of 10 North Carolinians express confidence in 2024’s election, but concerns about voter safety exist
The first release of a comprehensive survey of North Carolina voters about the 2024 election. Read More
Elon poll shows voters concerned about accuracy of national vote count, post election violence in November
Only 15% of voters said that would be “very willing” to compromise getting what they want on an issue extremely important to them in exchange for American politics becoming less divisive and polarized. Read More
Debates will inform state voters
A series of Council of State debates will help inform voters about the candidates and the issues. Read More
A referendum on despotism
The 2024 U.S. election is in many respects, notwithstanding the debates over so many critical domestic issues, a momentous referendum on global despotism. Let's hope voters know what is at stake. Read More
Something you don't see often
James Lankford reached across the political divide to pass an immigration bill. Trump scuttled it. Lankford buried the hatchet. Read More
Beware of darkness
Republicans will appeal to hate and fear. Every day will be Halloween. The real message will be race. It's always about race. Read More
Recent cases highlight partisan differences within top court
We should expect Republicans and Democrats to set partisan preferences aside when judging matters of law. Read More
Leuchtenburg's 102nd birthday gift to us
Leuchtenburg's book on the patriot presidents is yet another treasure. What will this 102 year-old do next? Read More
America in 1776 and today
The community spirit and neighbor-helping-neighbor are not as strong a tradition as they were back then. They should be. It’s a grand solution to many problems. Read More
Missed opportunities
The current stalemate in our state budget process this year is because Republicans cannot agree on how to funnel even more money to private schools. Read More
Pedal to the metal
The 43% of Americans pulling for the overthrow of democracy will work to grow their ranks until the day when democracy does fall. Read More
Confident, principled and presidential
Civics lessons can be long, tedious, boring and unnecessary. But not the DNCC. Not last week. Read More
‘Bread lines and ugly shoes:’ Explaining economics is easier than you might think
Despite months of speeches its actually pretty simple: How will each candidate leverage their experience in the White House to improve public safety and bring prices on energy, food, and housing under control? Read More
The national media is a mess
The press is failing in its responsibility to keep the public informed without bias. No wonder Harris has been reluctant to be interviewed. Read More
Democrats look to seize the high ground on freedom and patriotism
In the past Republicans have done a masterful job of making freedom and patriotism their message. But their main message now is Trump and Democrats are talking freedom and patriotism. Read More
Attorney general’s race helps crime victims find their voice
The Attorney General's race race is expected to top $25 million in combined spending, making it the most expensive attorney general’s race in state history and one of the most expensive state AG’s races ever. Read More
Harris and Trump
Democrats should be feeling cautiously optimistic. Read More
NC Republicans seek a voter purge that would violate federal law
The GOP waited until two weeks before the start of voting to initiate two lawsuits to remove thousands of existing registered voters. Read More
