Are Republicans losing their grip in North Carolina?
Based on Whatley’s mediocre victory and Berger’s indeterminate outcome, it appears that Republican leaders have lost quite a bit of support from their base. Read More
NC SPIN Posts by Alexander H. Jones
AI is threatening many North Carolina jobs
North Carolina lost 42 percent of its manufacturing base and AI threatens to erode many other jobs. Read More
A former Jim Crow district now features two progressive women
History doesn’t bend toward justice; it’s pliable and subject to the push and pull of human action. Read More
Republicans search for ways to attack Cooper
The attacks on Cooper are an exercise in cherry-picking horrific anecdotes to inflame public fears and misrepresent the reality of falling crime in our state. Read More
Giving Whatley some credit
Whatley seems to have come to an understanding with the state’s Republican voters that he is a “good-enough” candidate to nominate for the crusade against Roy Cooper. Read More
Good Riddance to a bad actor at UNC-CH
The legislature and the UNC Board of Governors are nearly always considering something that could bring massive disgrace on the state, and N.C. political observers have to white knuckle it hoping they’ll show some restraint. Read More
Cooper on the road to Washington
If Trump wasn't sucking all the oxygen out of the daily news cycle Roy Cooper's fundraising results would have stunned all who follow politics. Read More
Congressman Pat Harrigan wants to return North Carolina to the 1880s
Scapegoating cities for the flaws in America is a common trope in populist rhetoric that reveals little of the truth and few solutions for the suffering small town. Read More
Morrow's presence in the GOP Senate primary adds interest and consequences
Democrats should hope Morrow wins, maybe even donating to her campaign. Maybe Trump should offer her a job. Read More
Two races and one issue appear likely to dominate election coverage
The deadline for filing to run for office has passed. Two elections have garnered the most press coverage and will likely continue to do so. Read More
