Jimmy Carter
Carter was a blessing for North Carolinians in 1976. He was Mister Clean after Nixon. Read More
NC Spin Articles
Political wish list for 2025
Our American system of self-governance works because of majority rule. If you're not in the majority you have to do differently to gain such a majority. Read More
Hopes for 2025
A wish list for public education in the coming year. Read More
The balance of power heading into 2025
The data supports the reality that Republicans had a very strong election in '24, but lost some of the biggest prizes. Read More
Carter Wrenn's new book
More than four decades after the fact, the political operative still remembers his first assignment in politics. Read More
Strange times
Do a deep dive into the personalities and the things they promote, then come up for air and assess today's reality. Read More
Governor Stein
Hard work, a strong team and a savvy campaign don't matter if the voters don't think you are fighting for them. Read More
Our electoral future remains unwritten
Some partisan voters may want to present themselves as more open-minded than they really are. Read More
Five reasons for progressives to take hope and stay engaged in 2025
Trump is a rapidly aging, frequently confused and notoriously undisciplined and mercurial lame duck politician who has only razor-thin majorities with which to work in Congress. Read More
Greg Murphy: ‘We in DC are smarter than YOU.’
Murphy was elected to congress and quickly became a follower of McCarthy and leadership. Read More
