What does it take to be black enough?
I am the great-great-grandson of an American slave, Amanda Gibbs, and the great-grandson of a free black man, Sylvester Wickliff, whose account of his life is among the slave narratives compiled in... Read More
NC Spin Articles
GOP officials talking nice for now, but not the think-tankers
For the most part top GOP officials in the state are behaving like adults after their big election win Tuesday night, keeping the gloating to a minimum, promising to get things done and work across... Read More
Why Hagan 2016 isn't going to happen
by John Wynne, Politics North Carolina, November 7, 2014. On a serious note, I first got wind of this talk on Twitter on Election Night, after Tillis was declared the victor. Most of it seemed to be... Read More
Officials host closed meeting on drilling
Officials from North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia met privately Thursday with federal regulators and groups funded by oil and gas companies to discuss plans for drilling off the Atlantic... Read More
Dems swung for the swings, and missed
Months ago, as the 2014 election cycle was shaping up as a good one for Republicans, North Carolina Democrats resolved to buck the trend. They had a great deal of help — from a friendly news media... Read More
Giving up Roy's trophy?
The provost was heartbroken, the former faculty Chairwoman felt betrayed, and the poor tenured lambs on the faculty felt humiliated which, at the faculty meeting, bred a fervor not unlike a foot... Read More
What happened
Anybody who says they knew this was coming – Democrat or Republican, pundit or pollster – is lying,” a veteran campaign operative said Wednesday The polls all missed it. Close races turned... Read More
Seven mildly encouraging signs buried in the GOP victory parade
by Chris Fitzsimon, NC Policy Watch and NC SPIN panelist, November 6, 2014. The folks on the Right are still celebrating the big Republican victories around the country and in North Carolina Tuesday... Read More
Election changes little
A good way to describe the final result of state House and Senate races across North Carolina this week is “anticlimactic.” “Boring” might be another way to look at the big picture, although... Read More
Can McCrory bring a different approach to governing?
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, November 6, 2014. Fresh from watching his Republican Party emerge victorious in Tuesday's state and national elections, Gov. Pat McCrory sounded like a seasoned... Read More
