Let me get this straight. According to Rob Christensen’s story today, Bill Faison ran for Democratic state party chair last year at the request of Governor Perdue. Two possibilities: One, Faison is an ingrate for publicly questioning whether Perdue will or should run for reelection – or, two, Perdue cannily spotted a potential…
Read MoreGovernor Perdue had to hate reading the N&O this morning. First there’s a front-page story regurgitating her flight problems, with a boost from Democratic scold Joe Sinsheimer. Then Dome quotes a professor from his perch at UVA opining about her tough path to reelection. This is why Democrats are wringing their hands about…
Read MoreA Republican friend says there is only one person who can beat Newt Gingrich now: Newt Gingrich. And he’s perfectly capable of it. Tom Fetzer’s decision to lead Newt’s campaign in North Carolina shows how unhappy conservatives are with one-time frontrunner Mitt Romney. Mitt’s just too moderate. And for some Republicans, too Mormon.…
Read MoreIn response to a question recently, I blogged that Jim Hunt (1972 Lieutenant Governor’s race) was the last male candidate to defeat a woman in a Democratic primary. Wrong. It was Erskine Bowles, who defeated – among others – Elaine Marshall in 2002. This is courtesy of my friend John Hood with…
Read MoreRecently I took a shot at Rep. Bill Faison for taking a shot at Governor Perdue – one that I thought hurt him as much as her. Today – in an effort to be fair and balanced, as they say on Fox – I rise to praise him. Few figures in North Carolina…
Read MoreThis is it? This is the best Republicans can do? They’re about to fumble away what should be an open-field run to the White House. Case in point: An NBC/Marist poll this weekend shows President Obama leading both Republicans in South Carolina. I repeat: South Carolina. Maybe Rob Christensen is right and…
Read MoreThere is a big story behind this small item in the paper this week: “North Carolina’s public schools have the largest number of National Board Certified teachers in the nation, according to a release by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction.” Nationally, there are 97,291 teachers with National Board Certification. North Carolina has over…
Read MoreA fan of Tricia Cotham – no doubt looking ahead to a potential Superintendent of Public Instruction primary with Rick Glazier – asks: “When was the last time a male candidate defeated a female in a Democratic primary in North Carolina?” To my recollection – and, as usual, doing no research whatsoever – I…
Read MoreA Tapster is mystified by Governor Perdue’s hiring of a new communications director, Jon Romano: “A governor who is struggling desperately to remain relevant and communicate clearly made another puzzling move this week. “Governor Bev Perdue hired a new communications expert who’s a former Bostonian politico whose only apparent ties to the state…
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