Opinion
Richard Burr closes well
Richard Burr has an average lead of two points as well as the momentum, having gained two points since last month while Deborah Ross is up only one.
Opinion
Bowles & Burr at Center Stage
After political distractions, compelling news, and a series of destructive storms, the U.S. Senate race between Erskine Bowles and Richard Burr may finally getting some attention.
Opinion
The Social Security Dog is Retired
In 2002, Erskine Bowles attacked Elizabeth Dole's proposal for Social Security reform through private accounts. Now he's saying little about Richard Burr's similar position.
Opinion
Way Too Early to Get Giddy
North Carolina Democrats and national Republicans are trumpeting polls showing their leaders with healthy margins. But elections aren't called in the seventh inning.
Opinion
A Burr in the Saddle
There's a good reason why North Carolina's GOP primary for governor isn't exactly galvanizing the state's political attention. Two, in fact: Erskine Bowles and Richard Burr.
Opinion
Run South, Run Silent, Run Right
The national Democratic Party and presidential candidate John Kerry say they aren't writing off the South. So why are their candidates running the other way on a key issue?
Opinion
What Erskine Knows
In his 2002 Senate bid, Erskine Bowles tried to be something he's not, and fell far short. This time, Bowles is showing that he knows something the national Dems don't.
Opinion
No. 718: Previewing the 2004 Elections: A Conservative Point of View
Predicting elections a year before they happen is always a dangerous business. But here we go: Obviously the economy and Iraq will be the two central issues framing the presidential, congressional, and statewide elections.
Opinion
Re-Redistricting – Round & Round We Go
A public hearing on legislative redistricting in Raleigh signals the beginning, and only the beginning, of what may be a lengthy process.
Opinion
Open Field for Bowles?
Democrat Erskine Bowles is set to announce Thursday his second try for the U.S. Senate. Will he have a real primary this time around?
Opinion
It’s Already Pouring in NC — Pouring News
After a relatively calm August, September is turning out to be a stormy month. Oh, and then there's that hurricane.
Opinion
The Next Big (Political) Thing
John Edwards is gone -- from the U.S. Senate. That means North Carolina will see yet another robust, statewide political contest from now until Nov. 2004.
