What the Local Elections Revealed
Not too long ago, North Carolina Republicans competed effectively with Democrats in urban elections. In fact, there was a moment in the 1990s — a fleeting moment, as it turned out — when the... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Democrats now see why tea party wants to delay Obamacare
What a difference a few weeks make. When congressional conservatives and Tea Party Patriots fought to delay Obamacare’s individual mandate during the debate over the partial government shutdown... Read More
Greased pigs and jaguars
The poor Tea Partiers are finding the Republican Establishment in Washington harder to keep ahold of than a greased pig – they cornered the elusive rascals, trying to defund Obamacare, but then the... Read More
4 way tie for Republicans in 2016, Clinton improved in general election matches
PPP's newest Republican primary poll for 2016 finds essentially a four way tie at the top of the pack. Chris Christie and Rand Paul both get 16%, followed by Ted Cruz at 15%, and Jeb Bush at 14%. Paul... Read More
Tenure law poorly planned
Editorial by Greenville Daily Reflector, November 5, 2013. The Republican-led state legislature should take a lesson from the botched rollout of Obamacare when crafting education policy. Rushing... Read More
Lt. governor shows how renovation shoud be done
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, November 6, 2013. When Lt. Gov. Dan Forest walked into his new offices for the first time, in January, his senses were apparently assaulted on two fronts. As an... Read More
Cowell named one of top public fund managers
by Rob Christensen, News and Observer, November 6, 2013. State Treasurer Janet Cowell has been named to Sovereign Wealth Fund's Public Investor 100 list for 2013. Cowell was ranked 21st, the second... Read More
Hawke learned his lessons
At the precise moment I heard that longtime Republican strategist Jack Hawke had finally lost his battle with cancer, I was editing a book chapter about the 1984 race for North Carolina’s governor... Read More
Why I back Common Core
N.C. students are counting on us. Every child and parent from kindergarten to 12th grade is trusting that voters, school administrators and public officials are making the best decisions possible to... Read More
"Fantastic" Jack Hawke
On Monday night when my friend Jack Hawke presented at the Pearly Gates, Saint Peter asked him how he was doing. “I’M FANTASTIC” was the answer and he entered into his afterlife of peace and... Read More
