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The left misreads the nation’s new reality
From school choice to the government shutdown standoff, people are realizing that government isn’t the solution; it’s the problem.
September 2025 — Majority of NC Voters Believe America is on the ‘Wrong Track’
RALEIGH — For the first time since October of 2024, the majority of voters in North Carolina say they believe the United States is headed in the wrong direction. According to the latest Carolina Journal Poll, conducted by Harper Polling, 53.7% of voters said they believe things in America are headed on the “wrong track”...
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On Gaza, UNC Chapel Hill is out of step with North Carolinians
Our public universities should be inclusive spaces for “minority” opinions, especially when they're held by overwhelming majorities.
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Polls should be scaring Democrats
Only 25% of North Carolina voters approve of Biden’s handling of Afghanistan, with 57% disapproving. It is his worst issue by far.
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Biden’s tumble unnerves Democrats
If Biden and the Democrats expect the issue of Afghanistan to go away quickly, they are guilty of yet another catastrophic lapse in judgment.
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Public dissatisfaction is hardly new
After being “underwater” for quite a while, Obama’s approval ratings began moving into positive territory several months ago as it became clear that either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump would likely succeed him.
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Conservative Principles and Incremental Change
Conservatism is not dead, but many of its advocates misunderstand it and do it a disservice.
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Rasmussen: Leaders Don’t Care What People Want
I realize this will come as a shock to most of you, but here goes: The so-called Political Class in Washington is out of touch with the rest of us. I’ll admit that most of us rely on anecdotal evidence to make that case. However Scott Rasmussen provides us with concrete evidence in his book The People’s Money: How Voters Will Balance the Budget and Eliminate the Debt. Rasmussen was chairman of the John Locke Foundation and JLF’s first contract pollster before he founded Rasmussen Reports, one of the nation’s most respected opinion polling firms. Rasmussen uses polls he’s gathered through the years to craft a plan, as the title states, to balance the budget and eliminate the debt. It’s a crucial read heading into the November election, when the country’s massive debt and runaway spending will be the overriding campaign issue.
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Endure and Prosper In the Face of Adversity
Recent polls paint a pessimistic picture for America’s future.
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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.
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Varying Views on the Chief Execs
The political culture in state capitals isn’t yet as poll-obsessed as the national political culture has become. A new comparisons of gubernatorial approval ratings is interesting, nonetheless.
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The Too-Conservative John Edwards
Some are suggesting that Democrats who voted for the use of force in Iraq, such as John Edwards, may be at a disadvantage in the presidential race in 2008. This is a good example of a reckless extrapolation.
