Those who cover politics are scrambling to figure out why the polls were so off this year. Nobody saw it coming, they say. Maybe polling is no longer a reliable practice – we might be able to get... Read More
The results of last week's elections aren't even official, yet the battle for one very important seat in 2016 -- North Carolina governor -- has begun in earnest. And outside groups already are... Read More
The would-be undertakers in the media and even within the Democratic Party need to cancel their burial plans. The patient’s charts show a strong pulse. North Carolina is the only state in the... Read More
A new report about child and family poverty from the Annie E. Casey Foundation ought to be required reading for new and returning state lawmakers and Governor Pat McCrory and his staff ought to take a... Read More
For years we have been hearing about the “athletic” or “academic-athletic” scandal at UNC. Maybe I am missing something, but where was the athletic scandal? Were teams shaving points? Were... Read More
Crews started work this week on a $125,000 renovation to the N.C. House chamber – a project that prompted outcry and confusion from legislators who didn’t approve the expense. The room that has... Read More
More than half of North Carolina voters and 70 percent of Republicans would be less likely to re-elect Gov. Pat McCrory if he supported the expansion of Medicaid under Obamacare, according to a poll... Read More
by Lynn Bonner, News and Observer, November 11, 2014. Attorney General Roy Cooper said this week that Democrats should push for a nonpartisan redistricting commission as a remedy to political... Read More
Why did Democrats have a disappointing midterm election? Ask the Democrats. They’ve been thinking about this a lot and offer many explanations. Let’s explore their various legends of the fall... Read More
There’s no getting around the fact that when North Carolinians went to the polls on Nov. 5, they gave a thumbs-up to the conservatives who’ve been in charge at the General Assembly for the last... Read More
