Opinion
Ticket-splitters could prove decisive
In polling averages, the former president leads by five to six points. Meanwhile, Stein and Robinson are running neck-and-neck.
Opinion
Dems hope to defend governor’s office
Since the turn of the 20th century, North Carolina voters have picked Republicans for governor just four times: Jim Holshouser in 1972, Jim Martin in 1984 and 1988, and Pat McCrory in 2012. In each case, there was no Democratic incumbent. In each case, the GOP presidential candidate also won North Carolina. A similar scenario...
Opinion
Three Democrats run for attorney general
Since end of Reconstruction in 1877, a Republican candidate has been elected North Carolina’s attorney general precisely one time, in 1896. Two other Republicans served briefly in the office, but only by appointment. Starting in the 1960s, North Carolina Republicans gradually closed their longstanding competitiveness gap with Democrats. First the GOP picked up legislative and...
Opinion
Will Cooper finally try to lead?
Long ago it became apparent to me that Gov. Roy Cooper either does not care about his place in history or thinks his actions during the pandemic are enough for historians to write something of substance about his eight years as governor. Because other than managing the virus with debatable results, there is almost nothing...
Opinion
History can teach both parties
When you craft public policy through an orderly process, you increase both the quality of legislation and the credibility of legislators.
Opinion
Will the Martin Record Be Broken?
Jim Martin's 55 percent victory in 1988 was the highest vote share any North Carolina Republican has ever won in a high-profile statewide election.
