Carter Wrenn
Gary Pearce
An active Raleigh Democrat and TAPster reports “there is quite a flap among the local Dems” over reports that outgoing Mayor Charles Meeker will back Nancy McFarlane, because she reportedly is registered as unaffiliated. But our source adds, “Apparently McFarlane’s husband is a Dem, and has given lots of money to the party,” which makes…
A TAPster found the nuggets below in Public Policy Polling’s crosstabs on 2010 Governor’s race between Pat McCrory and Bev Perdue. They illustrate the challenge the Governor faces. 29% of self-identified President Obama voters disapprove of Governor Perdue’s job performance 18% of self-identified Obama voters say they will vote for McCrory for Governor over Perdue…
Suddenly I feel for Responsible Republicans. There is such a breed. I know some of them personally. Some of my best friends are Republicans! They’re more conservative than I am – on most things. But they’re responsible people. Generally, they feel that America would be better off if government spent, taxed and regulated…
Well, Gary, at least no one can say we’ve gotten more close minded as we’ve gotten older: Here you are (Putting Pocketbooks First – below) saying Republican Representative and lawyer Leo Daughtry voted against ‘Med-Mal Caps’ to protect his own legal fees and here I am saying, Hold on – you’re following the wrong money…
Have you noticed that, since Anthony Tata became Wake schools superintendent, the decibel level has dropped dramatically? Has he muzzled the school board? Put them in detention? Resorted to corporal punishment? Whatever his abilities as a superintendent, Tata seems to have a talent for reassuring people. Not long ago, this Fox-commentating, Sarah Palin-endorsing…
Jack Betts writes that Republicans in the legislature are about to “blow it.”Mark Binker writes that – despite promises of bipartisan cooperation – “the state’s chief executive and top lawmakers are at loggerheads.” Is anybody surprised? Of course they had to promise to get along. No politician wants to be the first to…
Republican House Leader Skip Stam, according to the newspaper, has introduced a new law limiting how much corporations with state contracts can give to politicians who grant the contracts. Surely a step in the right direction. But, that said, while Representative Stam’s limiting donations to the Democratic Governor and folks in the Executive Branch…
Democrats are speculating that Congressman Brad Miller won’t run again in 2012. He’s raised only about $30,000 this cycle – less than most any Democratic incumbent. And he has told friends he expects that – just as he drew himself a good district when he chaired the state Senate redistricting committee – the Republicans…
Sometimes you have to rise above principle. That’s what Rep. Leo Daughtry and several Republican House members did this week when they voted to weaken the tort reform bill. Normally, tort reform is an article of faith for Republicans. It’s not only in their platforms, it’s in their genetic code. But that…
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…
Senator Phil Berger was out of touch with voters in his district – and suffered the…