Carter Wrenn
Gary Pearce
Three headlines capture three scenarios in the Democratic Senate primary: “Marshall looks for another statewide win in Senate primary.” (From WRAL, whose poll has her leading.) “Dem Senate primary in North Carolina could be headed to runoff.” (From The Hill in Washington.) “Poll: Cunningham Closes the Gap in North Carolina.” (From Congressional…
Read MoreThe other day there was a minor eruption in the press when a group of Republicans got mad at former Republican Co-Speaker of the House Richard Morgan for criticizing Governor Perdue and Cabinet Secretary Lanier Cansler for passing out no bid contracts. Now if that seems unusual it took the Governor (who laughed and told…
Read MoreThere’s a political war going on in the Republican Primary for State House down in Jacksonville. Martin Aragona, a former County Commissioner, is running as is Phil Shepard who, it turns out, is supported by the local leaders of the Perdue-Easley political machine (including a former Easley Highway Commissioner). At their first debate Aragona asked…
Read MoreThe money-starved Democratic U.S. Senate primary limps to a finish next Tuesday – with a runoff possible and Richard Burr sitting on $5 million for the fall. Elaine Marshall’s campaign promises a healthy TV buy this week. They hope it will check Cal Cunningham’s comparative blitz of ads. Her campaign even talks hopefully…
Read MoreIt’s no secret I’ve been supporting my old friend Bernie Reeves in his race against Congressman Brad Miller. Here’s Bernie’s ad:
Read MoreLet’s look at two sets of numbers important to Governor Perdue: her budget and her polls. Her proposed budget is a solid response to a stinky mess. She spread around the pain. And she still made important investments in economic development, education and human services. She deserves credit for keeping the state on…
Read MoreRichard Burr has a much easier primary campaign than Kenneth Lewis or Elaine Marshall. But he has an ad on TV, and they don’t. That dramatizes the huge financial advantage Burr has this year. His ad is notable for two things: black faces and veterans. He’s softening any Tea Party-image with general-election voters.…
Read MoreWhen a Washington Post reporter asked me about Democratic congressmen from North Carolina voting against health-care reform, I told him: “You buy a dog, don’t be afraid when it barks.” When Nancy Pelosi, Rahm Emanuel and the DCCC recruited Health Shuler and Larry Kissell to run in 2008, they knew what they were getting.…
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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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It’s a kind of mystery – will hitting Canada and Mexico with tariffs land us in…
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Waffle House shows Trump lied – and broke his biggest promise. He promised, “when I win,…
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