NC Spin Articles


Early voting continues ahead of 2010

NC's In-Person Early Voting Continues to March Ahead of 2010's Numbers North Carolina's early voting continues its march ahead of where the state was four years in the last mid-term election; among...    Read More

October 31, 2014

Barefoot and pregnant

Chad Barefoot must have asked his team: “What can we do that will so anger and offend women that they’ll vote AGAINST me?”   They came up with an ad that has backfire potential approaching the...    Read More

October 31, 2014



McCrory assessing Medicaid expansion

Gov. Pat McCrory said Thursday he's weighing whether to expand Medicaid, the health insurance plan for the poor and disabled, adding to signs that state Republican leaders may reconsider their...    Read More

October 31, 2014



A referendum on state policy

The election of 2014 will have widespread impacts. It will determine who will control the legislative branch, directly affect policy decisions (whether to repeal, replace, or renew earlier reforms...    Read More

by Becki Gray   |   October 31, 2014

Who's buying our candidates for the Senate?

Editorial by Burlington Times-News, October 29, 2014. By the time the votes are counted, North Carolina’s Senate race will have cost at least $100 million. Regardless of one’s political preference...    Read More

October 30, 2014

N&O: Not a ticket splitter

A pollster will usually ask voters: Would you say you 1) Always vote Democratic, 2) Usually vote Democratic, 3) Always vote Republican, 4) Usually vote Republican or 5) would you say you split your...    Read More

October 30, 2014


Tillis vs. Tillis

Thom Tillis faces a big obstacle as he tries to catch up in the final days: Thom Tillis.   If you turn off the sound and just watch Tillis, you’ll see the problem he has swaying undecided voters...    Read More

October 30, 2014