Carter is a Republican. Gary is a Democrat.

They met in 1984, during the epic U.S. Senate battle between Jesse Helms and Jim Hunt. Carter worked for Helms and Gary, for Hunt.

Years later, they became friends. They even worked together on some nonpolitical clients.

They enjoy talking about politics. So they started this blog in 2005.

They’re still talking. And they invite you to join the conversation.

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And Gary Responds

By Gary Pearce • October 29, 2005

Carter, you got it partly right. But that’s as far as I’ll go. And I’ll resort to the oldest trick in politics: change the subject. Because the Convention Center is a done deal. (Even though these stories about cost overruns don’t help the cause.) And I’m not going to try to defend a $20 million…

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Don’t Give Up

By Gary Pearce • November 6, 2024

This is bad. Bad for America and for the world. Bad for women, for immigrants, for…

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A Sign of Hope

By Carter Wrenn • November 5, 2024

Out of a clear blue sky a sign of hope landed in my inbox Saturday morning.…

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No Healing?

By Carter Wrenn • November 4, 2024

Biden got out. Harris got in. Trump got shot. Insults flew. The election boiled down to…

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