NC Spin Articles


Clinton needs Biden. So do we.

For her sake, and for ours, I hope Hillary Clinton asks Joe Biden to run for a third vice presidential term this fall. There are several important reasons; the most important one is at the end of this...    Read More

by D. G. Martin   |   July 13, 2016

Special session?

Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, July 13, 2016. It’s possible the legislature will be called back into session to fix Wake County commissioner and school board districts that were struck down by...    Read More

July 13, 2016


Candidates go their own way

When North Carolina Democrats Jim Hunt and Rufus Edmisten were running their races for U.S. Senate and governor in 1984, they kept as far away as they could from the Democratic nominee for president...    Read More

by John Hood   |   July 13, 2016


Checks and balances

Federal judges in Richmond deciding school board districts in Wake County sounds odd but in another way it’s a bit of time-honored Americana.   Make no mistake: Redistricting is raw politics. It...    Read More

July 8, 2016


Going post-factual

Surveying the Presidential race and the Brexit vote, a smart young political pro observed this week, “We’re living in a post-factual world.”  Facts and truth don’t matter. You can say what...    Read More

July 8, 2016


Welcome inaction

Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, July 8, 2016. Legislators missed chances to do good things, such as repealing House Bill 2, in their recently concluded short session. The negative consequences...    Read More

July 8, 2016


Campaigns go back to future

During North Carolina’s primary elections earlier this year, did you get a visit to your home from a campaign worker? If so, you are far from alone. One of the most noticeable changes in political...    Read More

by John Hood   |   July 8, 2016