NC SPIN episode #1133 Air Date 07/31/2020
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Balanced Debate For The Old North State.
We have a special NC SPIN this week. With just a little more than three months before the 2020 election we take examine the candidates, the races and the issues in our state. Joining our panel this week will be Dr. Michael Bitzer, Political Science Professor at Catawba College and Dr. Susan Roberts, Political Science Professor at Davidson College. Be sure to watch this insightful look into our elections Friday night at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 12:30 p.m. You can also watch NC SPIN on the North Carolina channel at 10 p.m. Friday night, 4:30 p.m. on Saturday at 10 a.m. on Sunday. Plus you can always stream the show at your leisure (after 5 p.m. Friday) on the ncspin.com website. Thank you for watching NC SPIN.
My Spin by Tom Campbell
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An alternative plan for reopening our schoolsTo get some insights into how to better reopen our schools I consulted the one person who has spent more time studying and forming opinions about public schools than perhaps anyone else. Read More |
Cardinal Point Analytics poll shows Trump, Tillis, Forest ahead
In its second statewide poll of likely North Carolina voters the results are surprising. Read More
Is it really 2030?
The future is on us sooner than we thought. What we are looking at is closer to what we thought it would be in 2030. Read More
New monuments could unify the state
Whether you believe statues and monuments honoring Confederate leaders or not, you can be sure a significant share of North Carolinians agree with you. Read More
Majority of NC voters say census is worth the money
Has the coronavirus made it more or less likely people would respond to the census? Read More
Unprecedented crisis demands strong medicine from the federal government
The federal government dillydallied, then botched its response to the coronavirus crisis. Read More
More school choice is one of the ways North Carolina is better than a decade ago
Between 2010 and 2020 public policy caught up to public sentiment on school choice. Read More
A Reader's guide to reading polls
To be good at politics, you need two things: good data and a good gut. Read More
Government's basic tasks need doing
It shouldn’t take multiple calls and the navigational skills of Ferdinand Magellan to reach the requisite public employee during a workday. Read More
Chasing public opinion instead of crafting public policy
Thom Tillis has real problems with voters of all persuasion. Read More
Latest job numbers look promising
North Carolina's economic future looks less gloomy than many expected. Read More
Renaming buildings at North Carolina colleges
Kathryn Goodwin reports in the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal that the standard for keeping or defending monuments is an ongoing debate. North Carolina is not alone in these discussions. Read More
Healthcare solutions for North Carolina
Federal reforms are needed, but North Carolina can also help make healthcare better. Read More
Team Biden has arrived in North Carolina
Biden has hired 120 staffers in our state, a strong indication of how much emphasis he places on winning. Read More
A primer on how sausage is made in the General Assembly
Most people would like the final result but wouldn't like the process of making that sausage. Read More
The pandemic makes voting slightly easier, but more action is needed
America handles voting like a trip to the dentist. If ever there was a time in which officials should be urgently pursuing every conceivable avenue to ease barriers to voting, this is it. Read More
A new High Point polls asks if people can work from home and if they are better off than last year
Roughly equal numbers of those polled showed they were better off than a year ago, but the same number said they were either the same or worse off. Read More
Has racial politics changed for good?
Something is going on and protests are making a difference. Read More
COVID infections far exceed cases
Cases and infections are two different things. It is reasonable to conclude that current case count significantly understates the true number of infections. Read More
Isn't it about time to understand shades?
Shades are fragmenting our society. Is it time for that to stop? Read More
Pipeline demise won't halt natural gas
Significant delays and resultant cost increases were the reasons why the project was killed. But gas will still be the go-to energy solution. Read More
NC is fifth in the nation in lost health insurance coverage due to COVID-19
The loss of jobs has left an estimated 5.4 million without health insurance. In North Carolina one in five adults are uninsured. Read More
Can good things come from bad times?
Hard times are usually times for great innovation. Is the new economy already forming? Read More
The partisan split on reopening colleges
Kathryn Goodwin writes in the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal website that whether a college decides to hold classes in person or online depends on the political majority in the state. Read More
Take me back to yesterday
Senator Tillis hopes voters will remember the way things were in February and forget the President's botched response to COVID-19. Read More
Tillis struggling to win over base
Even among Trump supporters Senator Tills doesn't get support from the majority. Read More
