NC Spin Articles


Therapy for Democrats

After last Tuesday, Democrats need a psychiatrist as much as a political strategist.   Here’s helpful advice from my old friend and pollster extraordinaire Harrison Hickman, titled “Top 10 Least...    Read More

November 11, 2014




Where to now for McCrory?

Editorial by Charlotte Observer, November 10, 2014. Dear Gov. McCrory, We recognize that your reelection campaign, like that of most politicians, started the day after you were elected in 2012. Now it...    Read More

November 11, 2014

NC Democrats turn focus to rebuilding for 2016

Last week's defeat of U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan has shaken up North Carolina Democrats. Some critics are blaming the state party for not doing enough to help her, while others say the party did better here...    Read More

November 11, 2014


Rove is three-for-three in electing Senators

Here are some thoughts on last week’s election in North Carolina. Karl Rove, former President George W. Bush’s chief political strategist, hit the political Tar Heel trifecta with the election of...    Read More

November 11, 2014

Thom Tillis could be a great Senator

by Patrick Gannon, The Insider, November 10, 2014. Thom Tillis could be a great U.S. senator. I don't write that because of his politics – this isn't about that. I write it because of the person...    Read More

November 11, 2014



Temporary setback for same-sex marriage

Editorial by Charlotte Observer, November 9, 2014. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit dealt a startling blow to homosexuals last week when it upheld same-sex marriage bans in Kentucky...    Read More

November 10, 2014