Opinion
More Thoughts On An Exciting Election
Beverly Perdue is the luckiest Democrat in North Carolina. And Jim Harrell is the unluckiest one.
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Exploring Politics in the Suburbs
The notion that the Republican ascendancy of the 1990s was propelled by a growing and favorable suburban electorate is commonplace and oversimplified. It's also true.
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A Movement Is Not A Party
It’s already a cliché to say the 2006 electorate repudiated GOP control of Congress but not the conservative movement or the case for limited government. That doesn't mean it isn’t true.
Opinion
Looking for Mr. Heath Bar
For the coveted post of post-election “It” Guy or Gal, the 2006 field of nominees includes many national figures. But North Carolina’s Heath Shuler is a legitimate contender.
Opinion
No. 924: THE DEMOCRATIC TSUNAMI
The Democrats mauled Republicans because big-government neoconservatives abandoned the conservative principles that brought them to power.
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Lindalyn’s Journal
For an American electorate, the waiting is over and the votes are in. Across the board – nationally and locally – Democrats won big at the polls on Tuesday. Republican losses signal a Democratic takeover in the U.S. House of Representatives. Democrats also appear to have taken control of the U.S. Senate, thanks to a razor-thin victory by Jim Webb over incumbent Senator George Allen.
Opinion
The Democratic Year, At First Glance
It was expected to be a Democratic year. On Election Day, voters cooperated with the pundits for once and gave Democrats the victories they needed.
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Discovering Who the Jerk Is
Which will prove to be true on Election Day: the “Karl Rove is a Genius" scenario, the "Karl Rove is a Jerk" scenario, or the "John Hood is a Jerk" scenario?
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Don’t Count Out Local Races
A telling way to track the emergence of a truly competitive, two-party political system in North Carolina is to delve down to changes in partisan composition of county governments.
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Lindalyn’s Journal
With only 4 days to go until the midterm elections, candidates across the country are heading into the home stretch. Here in North Carolina, voters are not electing a president, senator or governor; the only statewide election is for the State Supreme Court.
Opinion
No. 921: Sen. Kerry: Veterans Say Thanks for the Memories
Veterans Day, the day on which America honors the sacrifices of its military men and women, falls on Nov. 11, only four days after Election Day. As one who served during wartime, I personally would like to thank the senator from Massachusetts for expressing his opinion of our servicemen and women in time for veterans to remember it when they go to the polls.
Opinion
Year of Endangered Incumbents
Two pieces of political prognostication seem to offer varying views of party prospects in November, but a more careful reading suggests a commonality.
