Two seasoned political experts who have worked on presidential campaigns — one as George W. Bush’s chief of staff — spoke at Duke University recently, sharing their insights on the upcoming federal election races and the notable increase in early voter turnout this year. In their predictions for which party might gain control of the...
U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn, N.C.-11, is facing criticism on several fronts as he begins his re-election campaign in his far-western N.C. home district. Cawthorn previously stated he would move to a district closer to Charlotte to run for re-election. At the time, he stated he “did not want to see a go along to get...
There have been four polls publicly released over the past two months that asked either personal favorability or job approval questions about the governor.
The two power couples may dislike one another, but there's little policy distance separating Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
The two power couples may dislike one another, but there's little policy distance separating Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
When Tea Party conservatives stray from their concerns about fiscal mismanagement, they can lose their moorings and tarnish their brand.
CHARLOTTE — At its core, there’s a tension between tax code compliance and public disclosure. Organizations created as nonprofits must comply with the Internal Revenue Code as interpreted by the IRS. And the IRS is concerned primarily with tax liability, not public disclosure of revenue sources.
The memoir’s dual themes are: correcting Rove’s own public record and justifying and enhancing President Bush’s. Rove explains his own politics and defends his tactics in campaigns and in the White House. The criticisms of those tactics hit home. Rove had not been in position to respond, so he was anxious to get into print. Like Henry Kissinger, he understands the advantage of being the first adviser of a departing president to publish an inside-the-White-House book.
RALEIGH — Partisan reporting — what one excludes is often as important as what he or she includes — should no longer hide, as it has been doing for some time, behind a disguise called “objectivity.” With an issue-driven and/or partisan press, viewers, listeners, and readers will know what they are watching, hearing, and reading.
A collection of mangled journalistic tidbits torn from the latest headlines, digital and print.
Here’s a poetic commentary on an eventful, electoral week in November 2006.
