Turning attention to the campaign ahead
Full disclosure: I don’t have a “favorite” candidate in the current presidential contest. The contender most intriguing to me got out of the race about the time it started. (His initials are... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Clinton and Trump
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, March 16, 2016. North Carolina Republicans handed Donald Trump another prize Tuesday, but they should worry about the future. Hillary Clinton won the Democratic... Read More
N.C. Primary results still matter
In national news coverage leading up to the March 15 presidential primaries, North Carolina’s election was treated as an afterthought. The winner-take-all GOP primaries in Florida and Ohio dominated... Read More
Too far or not far enough on lottery ads?
N.C. Education Lottery officials last week showed legislators a video of school kids in New York surprising convenience store customers by singing a song of thanks in the store. “Every time you play... Read More
Presidential campaign casts shadow over state, local races
Editorial by Burlington Times-News, March 15, 2016. North Carolina voters go to the polls today with a chance to perhaps play a role in determining the presidential nominees of both major parties. Or... Read More
Keep calm and vote
Keeping perspective, commitment to peaceful change the best path for progressives In a 1947 speech in the British House of Commons, Winston Churchill famously and correctly observed that “it has... Read More
The latest PPP poll - Trump, Clinton lead
Way back on July 8th PPP released a North Carolina poll that was the first survey to find Donald Trump leading the Republican race anywhere in the country. 8 months later our final poll of the GOP... Read More
Clinton feels the Bern
Hillary Clinton may have a nearly 20-point lead in the latest PPP North Carolina poll, but she and Bernie Sanders are both fighting hard here – and coming here on the last day. Why? Because our... Read More
Why Connect NC Bond won't require a tax hike
Some citizens have raised a very good question regarding the Connect NC bond: How can the state afford to pay for a $2 billion bond without a tax increase? Aggressive debt retirement, strong revenues... Read More
Today's election may redefine parties and politics
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, March 15, 2016. There's something different about this one. It's an election, but it's more than that. Today's primary is also about defining - and perhaps... Read More
