Do away with debates
What’s the benefit of thrusting candidates into gladiator-like, high-stakes, high-anxiety, do-or-die duels under the white-hot spotlight of national TV? Read More
NC SPIN Posts by Gary Pearce
History shows how incumbent presidents lose
Only three incumbent presidents have lost re-election bids in the past 100 years. There are some common threads. Read More
Bugs Bunny always wins campaign debates
Candidates and their advisers over-think, over-worry and over-rehearse what they say but there's no mistake that can't be fixed with a few million in TV ads. Read More
A supreme September surprise
This year's October election surprise came in September Read More
Will we protect the right to protest?
Our 1st amendment rights are endangered. Today's climate can lead to overreaction and repression. Read More
Ghosts of elections past haunt Democrats
Democrats remember well when polls showed them ahead, but they're like Charlie Brown, waiting for Lucy to pull the football away and leave them flat on their backs. Read More
Conventions were upended but still told a story
Both conventions attempted to tell a story and most political stories come straight from the Bible. Read More
Me first or us first?
We celebrate explorers, adventurers, pioneers, cowboys, mavericks, inventors, innovators and entrepreneurs but especially in times of crisis we put the community good ahead of the individual needs. Read More
Is the electoral college un-American?
Opponents of a national popular vote for President contend only big cities and big states would get attention. That's nonsense. Read More
Pandemic imperils public schools
The same politicians who push hardest for private schools are pushing hardest for public schools to reopen. We need to put our money where are children are. Read More
