Planting the flag
Trump Challenges Carolina Conservatives
Donald Drumpf is a dangerous charlatan, a bully who deftly uses false promises, egregious lies, and malicious attacks to manipulate people to his advantage.
Campaign dispatch, March 1, 2016
• As you await Super Tuesday results … • Ad wars: The presumed front-runners for each major party’s Senate nomination are on the air. Democrat Deborah Ross emphasizes economic security and “fairness.” GOP incumbent Richard Burr highlights national security: • The winners of a Beaufort County Republican Party straw poll were: Sen. Ted Cruz for...
Good Horse Sense and Economic Impact Studies
Special interests go out of their way to help policymakers avoid looking at the costs of their proposals.
A faulty earpiece
Bulwark gone
Dream Big, Start Small
Successful conservative leaders articulate ambitious goals to motivate their followers and then keep them motivated by winning and celebrating gradual victories.
Looking Beyond the Local Incentives Headlines
There’s been news in Henderson County this week about an announcement from GF Linamar that they’ll build a state-of-the-art aluminum die casting plant in Mills River. And it does indeed sound pretty great. They’re promising 350 new jobs, which is a lot anywhere, and particularly in a town with a population of around 7,000. Those...
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Competitive Elections or Preferred Partisan Split
Those who argue for a closer split in North Carolina's congressional delegation are not really arguing against gerrymandering.