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New Year Begins with GOP Good Fortune While Mental Fitness Issue Weakens Potential for Democrats
New Year Begins with GOP Good Fortune While Mental Fitness Issue Weakens Potential for Democrats January 10, 2018 Vol. XI, No. 1 2:13 pm Lucky Draw Saves Virginia GOP House of Delegates If the first 11 days of 2018 is any indication of the good fortune Republicans can expect during President Trump’s first midterm elections,…
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Major Tax Reform a Merry Christmas Present that Launches a Happy Political New Year for the GOP
“A big, beautiful, Christmas present” At 1:50 am Saturday morning, with Vice President Pence presiding over a Yea 51-Nay 49 vote, President Donald Trump and US Senate Republicans practically assured that a major tax reform bill will be under the GOP’s 2017 Christmas tree, one already piled high with gifts including record Dow Jones averages…
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Are Virginia Election Results an Ominous Forewarning for North Carolina Republicans Running in 2018?
Are Virginia Election Results an Ominous Forewarning for North Carolina Republicans Running in 2018? November 15, 2017 Vol. X, No. 10 2:13 pm Virginia is Reliably Democratic. North Carolina is Not. North Carolina Democrats, with reason to be encouraged by seeing their party’s candidates win races for Governor, Lt. Governor and Attorney General last week…
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Donald Trump is What You Get When There Is No Presidential Way to Drain the Swamp
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…