Obamacare has problems but can they be fixed?
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, November 4, 2016. As Mark Twain said of his own death, reports of Obamacare's demise are greatly exaggerated. Open enrollment for insurance plans under the... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Elon Poll: Presidential, gubernatorial contests too close to call
The contests at the top of the ballot have tightened in North Carolina, with the races for president and governor now too close to call and incumbent Republican Richard Burr holding a lead within the... Read More
Liberties threatened, but not by White House
by Paul O'Connor, special to The Salisbury Post, November 1, 2016. A few years ago, a young friend joined us older guys for a beer at our local spot. He’d been watching a lot of Fox News and had had... Read More
Absentee ballots now at 2.4 million, ahead of 2012
With the third largest number of ballots coming in (227,100) yesterday, North Carolina's absentee balloting continues to move ahead of where things stood four years ago on this same day, as the state... Read More
Election watchdogs worry voter intimidation could depress turnout
Long early voting lines and a particularly contentious presidential election have led to incidents of voter intimidation and confrontations at voting sites across the state, say voter protection... Read More
Are unaffiliated voters leaning right?
The big question this year seems to be; why are so many unaffiliated (UNA) voters voting early and who are they voting for? Not a surprising question since they are turning out in record numbers. So... Read More
The great turnout freakout
Back in the olden days, there was just Election Day. None of this Early Vote stuff. Every Election Day, in every campaign I worked in, first thing in the morning, The Great Turnout Freakout would hit... Read More
Top economic development officials at odds about damage from HB2
HB2, North Carolina’s sweeping anti-LGBT law, is affecting the relocation decisions of as many as one fourth of the companies currently considering moving to North Carolina. That’s not some wild... Read More
Check out that used car. It may be a flooded lemon
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, November 3, 2016. Add one more peril to the already-tricky process of buying a good used car: Floodwater. A lot of cars and trucks got thoroughly soaked when... Read More
Storm relief needed
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, November 4, 2016. The last time the legislature went into special session, it created a storm. The next time should be to clean up after one. Or maybe two. Gov... Read More
