Believe it or not, the “limousine liberal” tag was first used by a Democrat to describe a Republican in a New York City mayoral campaign during the late 1960s. Back then, the Democratic Party was still largely cemented as America’s working-class party. Today, it’s an entirely different story. Few policies highlight that more right now...
RALEIGH — Political experts say the vote should ingratiate North Carolina's moderate Democratic representatives with more conservative voters. Their districts have been reconfigured by General Assembly Republicans to hold more GOP voters.
RALEIGH — The abortion-ban amendment was included in the initial U.S. House version, but the Senate later stripped it from the legislation and passed a final compromise that didn’t include the abortion limits.
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s three centrist Democrats scored in single digits on new congressional rankings that judge how well lawmakers protected taxpayers’ interests in 2009.
The centrist House members would not talk about what may be the most consequential vote they would cast if re-elected next year: the vote for speaker of the House.
RALEIGH – Iraq war veteran and congressional hopeful Will Breazeale on Thursday became the first candidate in the nation to take a bonded term limits pledge, agreeing to donate $250,000 of his own assets to a private charity if, after being elected, he doesn’t limit himself to three terms in office.
Here’s my final political potpourri of the 2008 cycle, assembled in between stretches of far more important weekend activities.
Here’s a poetic commentary on an eventful, electoral week in November 2006.
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.
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.
