North Carolina – Republicans

The capital press corps and several editorial writers have whacked Governor Perdue and the Democratic legislative leadership for not getting a budget done.   But does anybody outside downtown Raleigh care?   Obviously, other people in government care. Like local governments. And school officials who don’t know how many teachers to hire.   But I…

Alright. Follow this: The Governor rips into the House and Senate Democrats’ tax increase – saying she cannot abide their raising taxes on working people. Then (giving Mark and Tony and Joe another rap on the nose) she lets fly, again, saying they also cut education too much.   Of course that didn’t sit too…

Polls are a lot like seesaws: They tilt up then gravity takes hold and the poor fellow who was rising finds himself dropping like a stone.   Right now gravity’s pulling the Democrats down and the liberals over at Public Policy Polling are so concerned by this seismic shift they’ve turned their automatic polling machines…

For a long time the North Carolina Republican Party has needed its own ‘voice’ and at last it’s found one.   Whether you opposed or supported Tom Fetzer during his campaign for State Chairman you have to give him credit: He’s not bashful about debating Governor Perdue and he has a gift for it.  …