Push back on budget deficits
State policymakers should resist the urge to treat “Washington” as a cash machine, since it has no money to spit out unless it first taxes us or borrows against future tax hikes.
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Wheel of politics always turns
The wisest course is to craft political institutions and make procedural rules as if you don’t know which party will be on top in the future — because you really don't.
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Carolina voters are often polled
North Carolinians can easily diversify their survey diet, as we are well served by a stable of reputable pollsters who take the political temperature of our state on a regular basis.
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Economy weakens Democrats’ case
Democrats have a message of change, resources, and in some cases talented candidates to deliver the message. But to an increasingly optimistic electorate, it may end up sounding off-key.
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Carolina politics offers national lessons
On a measure of net lean to the Democrats or Republicans, North Carolina are one of only six states (along with Pennsylvania, Michigan, Virginia, Maine, and Colorado) to be within two points of the national median.
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North Carolina thrives on trade
Levying tariffs to jack up steel prices will hurt other manufacturing firms, which employ vastly more North Carolinians (and other Americans) than the steel companies do.
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States can lead on roads
North Carolina policymakers have set firmer priorities within the state’s transportation budget, initiated new user-funded projects, and redirected gas taxes to their proper use of constructing or maintaining roads.
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Trump approval sliding in N.C., Elon, Spectrum/SurveyUSA polls find
President Donald Trump won North Carolina in 2016, but his approval ratings in the state continue to slide, poll data from Elon University and Spectrum News North Carolina show. Beginning in 2000, Elon has conducted several…
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Voters compare imperfect options
A new poll suggests that if the presidential election of 2016 were restaged in North Carolina, Trump would probably still win the state.
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Unaffiliated voters hold the key
Republican candidates have to win a sizable majority of unaffiliated and mildly Democratic voters to be competitive.