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Romney Versus Romney
The Obama campaign’s “Truth Team” kicked into gear as Mitt Romney wrapped up the Republican race. They’ll have plenty of material to work with, starting with Romney pioneering Obamacare, which he now promises to “kill.” This video, “The Anniversary of Romneycare,” lays bare Romney’s hypocrisy.
Read MoreThe War Over Women
Often in politics it’s your friends – not your enemies – who do you the most damage. Democrats were on a roll with the Republican “war on women.” Then a Democratic operative, Hillary Rosen, let slip a comment that some people heard as a “war on moms.” Rule One, as President Obama observed,…
Read MoreA Debatable Primary
Here are two questions that answer all you need to know about the Democratic primary for governor. Have you seen a TV ad by any of the candidates? Do you plan to watch any of the three back-to-back debates next week? With no ads running, the debates will give most primary voters…
Read MoreNew Governor, New Legislature, New Reality
Here’s a question that should come up in the Democratic gubernatorial candidates – a question no Democratic candidate for governor has ever been asked: How will you deal with a legislature controlled by Republicans? The closest we came was 1996, when Jim Hunt was running for reelection and Republicans controlled the House. But Hunt…
Read MoreRomney’s Superpower
Democrats better not get too giddy over the USA Today/Gallup Poll that showed President Obama taking a 51-42 lead in the top 12 battleground states (which include North Carolina). Obama’s lead is thanks to women under 50, who now favor Obama over Mitt Romney by 2-1. Clearly, the Republican primary fight – and…
Read MoreWatch Us on WRAL
Carter and I taped a segment for WRAL’s “On the Record” weekend talk show today. Go to the station’s website for airtime – or to watch it online. Our topic was the May presidential primary. Obviously, they were hard up for guests before Easter.
Read MoreObama v Roberts
Some people are shocked, shocked, I tell you, that President Obama would challenge the majesty of the Supreme Court. Get real. Court-bashing is as American as apple pie. Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson and Franklin D. Roosevelt all challenged the court. For years after Brown v Board of Education, “Impeach Earl Warren” signs lined…
Read MoreA Baffling Mystery
Somebody please explain this. Every Republican running for any office – no matter how high or low – seems to be running against Obamacare. They rail against the mandate that everyone have health insurance. They say it’s socialistic, un-American and an outrageous intrusion of our liberties. They vow to repeal it. Yet,…
Read MoreSkewering Newt and Mitt
Rick Santorum’s national campaign may be lagging, but he’s getting hard-hitting help in North Carolina. Bob Harris, the legendary Congressional Club researcher (“Where do you stand, Jim?”) has done two TV ads for Santorum. Harris said the ads began running in the Wilmington market this week. They’re sponsored by his super-PAC, Keep Conservatives…
Read MoreTime Buying
These days it seems I’m immersed in the world of TV ads and time buying but it’s that time of the year for campaigns, when a candidate with two shekels to rub together is trying to figure out whether to spend them on TV or radio or, heaven forbid, yard signs. The words ‘time…
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