NC Spin Articles


Mixed signals from McCrory

The least ideologically extreme conservative politician with significant power in Raleigh after Tuesday’s election may be the Pat McCrory who was the mayor of Charlotte for 14 years, the Republican...    Read More

by Chris Fitzsimon   |   November 12, 2012

Semper Fi

It was a different birthday party, the 237th birthday of the US Marines. Our hosts were two retired     Marine Corps Officers. The ceremony began with a Champaign toast, with one extra glass lifted...    Read More

November 12, 2012


One Word Response to the Elections

The Charlotte Observer asked a panel to provide their one word response to the November 6th elections. We thought it would be interesting to ask our readers to provide their responses. Here are our...    Read More

November 11, 2012

Time to Change Judicial Selection?

Commentary by NC SPIN Panelists In light of recent discussions surrounding the impact big money has on North Carolina's judicial selection process, NC SPIN panelist Jeanne Bonds did some research to...    Read More

November 9, 2012



The First Dog

Governor-elect Pat McCrory held a press conference in Raleigh this afternoon to announce members of his transition team and priorities for their work leading up to his inauguration. McCrory said he...    Read More

November 8, 2012


The Untold Election Story

The untold election story thus far is the tremendous successes achieved by Republican candidates at every level in eastern North Carolina. It hasn't been many years since the Republican Party...    Read More

by Phil Kirk   |   November 8, 2012