Carter Wrenn
Gary Pearce
Cal Cunningham obviously knew what was coming Tuesday. He knew he would trail Elaine Marshall, and he knew he would face immediate pressure not to call a runoff. So he didn’t wait. He called for the runoff that night. He was interviewed live on WRAL before 7 a.m. Wednesday. And he was buzzing around…
Read MoreI meant to write this a couple of weeks ago when Governor Perdue issued her fourth proclamation to end corruption but got diverted. However, with the routines and rhythms of life returning to normal I’m picking up where I left off. Over at Democratic Headquarters, the Governor’s latest proclamation was greeted with pure joy.…
Read MoreA Democratic consultant pegged it mid-day Tuesday: “This is a base-vote primary.” That’s why Elaine Marshall nearly won, Cal Cunningham disappointed and Ken Lewis did better than expected. It has to gall Cunningham that his DSCC backing got him just 27.3 percent, just 116,000 votes. Even more galling has to be the N&O…
Read MoreAbout the only varmint on earth these days more unpopular than a Democratic Congressman is a Wall Street banker – so to save their political hides President Obama and the Democrats in Washington have gone banker hunting. Now, broadly speaking, Wall Street bankers have a simple theory of politics: Without regard to race, creed,…
Read MoreJohn A. Williams, Jr., who died this week, was one of the big reasons Jim Hunt was a successful governor. John A. looked and talked like your kindly grandfather. But he was tough as a Mafia don. Few people remember that Hunt had a sometimes-rocky first year, especially when it came to managing…
Read MoreThe Democratic heavyweights in Washington who anointed Cal Cunningham – after dithering for months with Bob Etheridge – are probably sweating today. Elaine Marshall, the candidate they didn’t want to run against Richard Burr, may end up being the candidate they get. Public Policy Polling shows her with a 28-21 lead, but it’s still…
Read MorePoliticians are nothing if not creative and what they’re most creative about is making themselves look good. With the ‘Great Recession’ roaring along some politicians in state government decided paying UNC-TV to run programs to tell voters what a great job they’re doing spending money was a first rate idea. You’d think the state’s…
Read MoreHere are the numbers that should scare North Carolina Democrats: 1.4 million and 47-18. The 1.4 million is the number of voters registered unaffiliated. That’s nearly a fourth of the state’s 6.1 million registered votes. And 47-18 is how much those independent voters favor Republicans over Democrats in legislative races this year, according…
Read MoreAt last the Democratic Senate primary gets ugly. Usually the negatives start flying long before the final week. And it’s always the same scenario: A lagging candidate decides – or gets persuaded – to lash out at the leaders. So it is with Ken Lewis. He has a radio ad attacking Cal…
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No, Trump’s blitzkrieg hasn’t left Democrats hapless, hopeless and rudderless. Here’s one example of the immense…
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Waffle House shows Trump lied – and broke his biggest promise. He promised, “when I win,…
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