Carter Wrenn
Gary Pearce
Matt Brown did what digital experts would run over their grandmothers to do. He got a half a million people to read his message, and it didn’t cost him a cent. North Carolina politicians better take notice. Think about those numbers for a second. A half-million readers. In a state where 4.5 million…
The Pachyderms, or Supreme Republican Leaders in Washington, have a natural animus to Democrats – but, these days, who they dislike even more is Ted Cruz and Tea Partiers. It’s time Ted Cruz, one Pachyderm snorted in the newspaper, started acting like an adult. Talking about Senator Mike Lee, another added, He’s so…
The Pachyderms, or Supreme Republican Leaders in Washington, have a natural animus to Democrats – but, these days, who they dislike even more is Ted Cruz and Tea Partiers. It’s time Ted Cruz, one Pachyderm snorted in the newspaper, started acting like an adult. Talking about Senator Mike Lee, another added, He’s so…
Roy Cooper has made strong moves to clear the 2016 Democratic primary field for Governor. But he also may be putting a big obstacle in his path. The AG is adamant that he can go into court and defend Republican-supported laws on voter identification and same-sex marriage, even though he adamantly opposes those laws.…
Every now and then Gary and I venture out of our respective sanctuaries to journey out into the broader world and, just the other day, we meandered all the way across Raleigh to speak to a very nice group of folks about politics (from our different perspectives). And, sure enough, during the meeting a…
For a year we’ve heard how the digital geniuses in the Obama campaign demolished Mitt Romney. Now they can’t make the website work for the biggest thing in his administration? This might say something about the difference between campaigns and governing – or between the private sector and the public sector. Government IT programs…
The post-mortem’s are rolling in from the wise heads in Washington over the government shutdown and the debt ceiling votes and their verdict is unanimous: Ted Cruz was crushed. The Tea Party was annihilated. But all these Washington pundits may be sailing right past one subtle fact. Heritage Action and Club for Growth…
Don’t spike the ball too early, Democrats. The Tea Party may be a taste of what’s ahead for our party. Last weeks’ Armageddon – or maybe, “Armadebtaggon” – looks now like a disaster for the GOP. The episode turned Americans and many Republicans against the Cruz crusaders. But the Republican civil war may…
Don’t spike the ball too early, Democrats. The Tea Party may be a taste of what’s ahead for our party. Last weeks’ Armageddon – or maybe, “Armadebtaggon” – looks now like a disaster for the GOP. The episode turned Americans and many Republicans against the Cruz crusaders. But the Republican civil war may…
Carter Wrenn and I are moving to Substack. That’s where you’ll find our blogs in the…
The political sniping began even as chaos still reigned at the White House Correspondents Dinner. My…
A new nationwide poll shows that, if they could run against each other in 2028, Barack…