For better districts
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, September 1, 2016. Who can remember when Guilford County was part of a toss-up congressional district? Probably not many. It was back in the 1980s. The 6th... Read More
NC Spin Articles
NC's graduation rate, school grades improve
North Carolina released its latest public school performance data Thursday, showing the state's graduation rate and school grades improved last year. image: http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/local... Read More
Donald Trump illness
Rudy Giuliani said we should Google “Hillary Clinton Illness” and see what comes up. Well, let’s Google “Donald Trump Illness” and see what comes up. Aha! Terms like “psychopath... Read More
The bizarre reaction of GOP leaders to non-gerrymandered districts
If you are looking for confirmation that the current system of drawing districts for Congress and the General Assembly is ridiculously broken, legislative leaders unwittingly provided it this week... Read More
TV ads propel Cooper gains
Labor Day traditionally begins the homestretch of political campaigns. So now is a good time to assess how key candidates are faring in North Carolina — and what would need to happen for them to... Read More
Judges say maps drawn by judges violate "one man, one vote"
By Barry Smith, Carolina Journal, August 31, 2016. A new unofficial congressional district map released Monday by a bipartisan panel of former state judges was not received warmly by the members of... Read More
NC at the center of political storm
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, August 26, 2016. Isn’t it nice to be loved and not taken for granted? That’s what happens when you become a political “swing” state. After not being much in... Read More
The real story of education in North Carolina
Which North Carolina political party has increased the education budget by more than $1.1 billion since 2011? Answer: the Republicans. Maybe that surprises you. But that’s just one of real facts... Read More
After November
Saying he was going ‘To Make America Great Again’ and waving the banner of ‘Americanism’ Donald Trump set out to whip the Washington Politicians and he did whip every Republican in sight... Read More
