Purpling
Today’s political lexicon identifies states that vote Republican as red states, while states voting Democratic are blue. Until recently North Carolina was undeniably blue but a current description... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Who is the ACC Kidding?
John Swofford and ACC officials keep a straight face in justifying why they wooed and won Notre Dame to become a partial member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They can spend energy describing this... Read More
What would Harry have said…..
Perhaps you, like me, watched the two infomercials staged as political conventions. There were highlights in both. In the GOP convention we were struck by Ann Romney’s great speech in support of her... Read More
Six Key Issues for the election and 2013
The last presidential election that focused squarely on issues was the 1972 Nixon-McGovern campaign. Since then campaigns have spent more time and money framing their opponent than dealing with issues... Read More
NCSPIN.COM 2012 Election Survey Results
2012 NCSPIN.COM Elections Survey For President I plan to vote for: Answer Options Response Percent Mitt Romney 65.4% Barack Obama 29.6% Gary Johnson 0.6% Jill Stein 0.0% Undecided 4.3% For Governor I... Read More
Nobody Wants to Pay
Wilmington Mayor Bill Saffo expressed the frustration of many public officials when discussing transportation needs for the Port City. How can you build and maintain roads, Saffo asked, when nobody... Read More
Convention Realities
Not too many years ago political conventions were high drama. We sat glued to our televisions watching delegates hammer out the party platform and present the roll call of states to select a... Read More
Our jobs in the election process
Forget the ads. Ignore the polls. Shut out all the noise and spend some time considering what is at stake in the upcoming elections and who you think can best lead us. Sadly, the candidates seeking... Read More
Restoring Trust
When Walter Cronkite stepped down from anchoring the CBS Evening News in March 1981, it was commonly accepted that Cronkite was the most trusted man in America. Curiously, it was Walter himself that... Read More
Let’s Go to Work
A strange bank robbery provides a commentary on America today. A man went into a bank and handed the teller a note demanding one dollar and health care. He wasn’t crazy. He was desperate. The robber... Read More
