Opinion
Romney’s Challenge: Getting Conservatives On Board
Conservatives aren't thrilled with Mitt Romney, but they really dislike President Obama.
News
N.C. Democratic Party Chair David Parker Refuses to Resign
RALEIGH — Notwithstanding David Parker’s early departure, the chairman will remain the titular head of the party as Democrats welcome President Obama to North Carolina for an official visit Wednesday and as voters head to the polls in the May 8 primary.
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Friday Interview: The Obama Administration and Crony Capitalism
RALEIGH — One of the Democratic Party’s key selling points is that Democrats favor the little guy struggling against Big Business and other powerful forces. But Tim Carney, senior political columnist for the Washington Examiner, has spent much of his career detailing the relationship between Big Business and Big Government, and he’s spent the past three years highlighting that relationship within a Democratic administration in Washington. Carney discussed his work with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
Opinion
The Raging Moderate Ron Paul
Any political shorthand that has the effect of equating the ideological positions of Mitt Romney and Ron Paul is a political shorthand with severe limitations.
Opinion
Reading the Santorum Surge
After Gingrich began to fade last week, pundits and occasionally Romney supporters themselves began to set expectations too high for him.
Opinion
Will Republicans Snatch Defeat From the Jaws of Victory?
A generic GOP candidate matches up much better against Barack Obama than any of the actual presidential contenders.
Opinion
The Romney Rotation
Here’s the political reality of late 2011: Mitt Romney is likely to be the Republican presidential candidate in 2012.
Opinion
Obama’s Troubles Clarify Republican Opportunities
President Obama now has the dubious distinction of piling on more debt than any other U.S. president in the history of the Republic.
Opinion
Trading Governors
Those of you who just read the headline of this column and are either enraged or elated, take a deep breath.
Opinion
Obama Seeks a Carolina Repeat
If energy prices, food prices, and jobless rates remain high, the president will be unpopular among the state’s swing voters.
Opinion
Clarity in the Presidential Race
It seems clear to me now that the Republicans will nominate one of three options, all former or current governors: Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, or Rick Perry.
Opinion
Not Quite At The Bottom
It will no doubt please the dogged defenders of North Carolina’s embattled governor to learn that Mike Easley is not the least-popular governor in the South.
