Donald Trump is What You Get When There Is No Presidential Way to Drain the Swamp October 10, 2017 Vol. X, No. 9 9:13 am There is no presidential way to drain the swamp There is no presidential way to drain the swamp. President Trump understands that better than anyone else in Washington DC. That’s
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Establishment Denial is Trump’s Greatest Political Advantage Among Four Key Predictors of 2018 Winners September 14, 2017 Vol. X, No. 8 10:13 am You can forget about a Democratic wave election in 2018 The biggest political mistake being made today by establishment leaders of all institutions everywhere, at every level, is underestimating the ability of
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New Orleans Shows the Better Way to Resolve the Issue of Confederate Monuments on Public Property August 17, 2017 Vol. X, No. 7 2:13 pm Locally, airing opposing views, and in accordance with the law The issue of what to do with North Carolina’s Confederate monuments is a matter that must only be answered locally,
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UNC-Chapel Hill Graduate Wins U.S. Presidency Despite Accusation of Slave Trading Based on Fake News July 20, 2017 Vol. X, No. 6 7:13 am Too disgusting to appear in public print Fake news is nothing new. In 1844, James K. Polk, an 1818 honors graduate from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
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What I Would Say if I Were Speaking at the NC Democratic Party Convention This Weekend July 14, 2017 Vol. X, No. 5 7:13 am Making centrist Democrats and moderate independent voters feel welcomed Monday’s News & Observer reported that North Carolina Democrats are coming to Raleigh this weekend for their annual Unity Dinner,
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Establishment Democrats Clinging to 20th Century Priorities are #1 Deterrent to 21st Century Resurgence May 31, 2017 Vol. X, No. 4 10:13 am Part 1: Seeing Public Life through the Prism of 50 Years Ago Democrats have a bright future here in North Carolina and around the nation, assuming they can get beyond their
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North Carolina: Best Place for Women Candidates Unless Hillary Clinton Tops the Ballot April 5, 2017 Vol. X, No. 3 2:13 pm Worst Year for Women: 75%-win record; 33% in 2016 In 1996, Elaine Marshall, a Democrat from Lillington, became North Carolina’s first woman elected to a statewide executive office. Marshall defeated Richard Petty, “The
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Will the Arrogance of Invulnerability Mask the GOP’s Threat of Losing and Blind Their Strategic Judgment? March 1, 2017 Vol. X, No. 2 11:13 am Always Remember that You are Vulnerable While watching Republican President Donald Trump’s first address to the joint session of the Republican-led U.S. Congress last night, I thought about the
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Will Trump Make the #1 Political Mistake of the Obama Administration: Picking the Wrong #1 Priority January 17, 2017 Vol. X, No. 1 10:13 am Only 15% named “health care” as the #1 priority in 2009 Little did we know on this day in 2009, as the finishing touches were being made in preparation for
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U.S. Supreme Court the Biggest Political Prize of 2016; Conservative Wing Likely Majority During Trump’s First Term December 14, 2016 Vol. IX, No. 16 7:13 am The Biggest Prize of 2016 Presidential Race On Saturday, December 11, 2016, with a Republican victory in the Louisiana U.S. Senate runoff election, the GOP moved one step
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