Carter Wrenn
Gary Pearce
Given the fiscal cliff facing states, maybe it’s not a bad time for Democrats to let Republicans own Raleigh. Speaker Thom Tillis says Republicans already “own” North Carolina’s economy. If Pat McCrory wins and they keep the House and Senate, they’ll have sole ownership of the state budget. The State Budget Crisis Task…
Read MoreMy friend David Burney (of New Kind and Johnny Folsom Four fame) makes an insightful comment about Mitt Romney’s doomed struggle to separate himself from Bain Capital: “The question as to whether or not he was the active CEO during a specific time when Bain shipped jobs overseas is irrelevant. Romney created a company…
Read MoreOne hundred and eighty thousand people, from Maine to California, contributed to Jesse’s campaign when he defeated Jim Hunt in 1984 and about a month after the election, having dinner with Jesse, Tom Ellis said, “Let’s ask each of ‘em to buy CBS stock – then start a proxy fight to take over CBS.” Jesse…
Read MoreWhere was this when I needed it? TheNew York Times reports that the Obama and Romney campaigns are insisting on the power to review and edit their quotes before journalists can use them. And news outlets go along, including the Times, Bloomberg, the Washington Post, Vanity Fair and Reuters. The story says: “The…
Read MoreOf all the ridiculous political-spin phrases ever, this one is up there with John Kerry’s “I voted for it before I voted against it.” It came Sunday from senior Mitt Romney campaign adviser Ed Gillespie. He was trying to spin his way through CNN’s “State of the Union.” Specifically, he was insisting that Romney…
Read MoreThe Obama campaign has drawn blood. For the first time in this campaign, they have their teeth into Mitt Romney. And if he doesn’t escape, his candidacy could bleed to death before he accepts the nomination in Tampa. Two weeks ago, Romney thought he had Obama trapped – by making him the symbol for…
Read MoreSometimes Iâm naïve. I didnât get why Rep. Harold Brubaker was resigning in the middle of his House term. Heâs been in the legislature since Governor O. Max Gardnerâs administration â or something like that. He was Speaker in the 90s. He is one of the most powerful members of the House. His party…
Read MoreThe mainstream media is obsessed about potential problems with the Democratic convention in Charlotte. Will labor and liberals protest and boycott? Will Charlotte and the party raise enough money? Was it a good choice in light of Democrats’ problems in North Carolina? Etc., etc. Get real. Nobody is going to cast their vote…
Read MoreThe most watched campaign in North Carolina this fall will be the Presidential race but the second most watched race may not be the Governor’s race – it may be the race between Paul Newby and Sam Ervin for the lone Supreme Court seat. The way Republicans see it, sooner or later, the Democrats’…
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