We Know Hillary

Gary Pearce posted on December 19, 2007 09:50

Hillary Clinton is imploding in Iowa. Will she finish second or third? So her campaign started a website about “The Hillary You Don’t Know.” Voters ...

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Heating-Up Watch

Gary Pearce posted on December 18, 2007 14:53

Here is the latest sighting of the Most Overused Cliché in Political Reporting. CNN’s coverage of the Iowa race early Tuesday morning was ban...

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In Defense of "Teardowns"

Gary Pearce posted on December 18, 2007 14:52

One of our frequent readers – and commentators on Raleigh issues – sent us the following email. It gives a sensible perspective on the teardown/...

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The More Things Change...

Gary Pearce posted on December 17, 2007 10:52

It is true that the presidential race – in both parties – has seen numerous twists, turns, surprises and swings in momentum. But it is also t...

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Sledgehammer Time Again

Gary Pearce posted on December 14, 2007 13:43

Everybody who wants to know what’s next in the Raleigh Scandals can get the preview by reading the following email sent out this morning by Joe (the S...

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What's Wrong With the Highway Patrol?

Gary Pearce posted on December 14, 2007 11:03

I can save the State of North Carolina $98,000. The state has given a contract that size to a consulting company “to conduct an in-dep...

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The Big O

Gary Pearce posted on December 13, 2007 12:08

Oprah Winfrey has shown she can make best-sellers out of books, fads out of diet plans and Dr. Phil out of Dr. Phil. But can she make a front-ru...

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Hackney Steps Up

Gary Pearce posted on December 12, 2007 16:08

After I posted my blog yesterday calling on Speaker Joe Hackney to clean the House of Thomas Wright, the Speaker did the right thing. (I don’...

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When Campaigns Change Direction

Gary Pearce posted on December 12, 2007 16:07

In a campaign, the first rule when you change strategy is: Don’t admit you’re changing strategy. But when a campaign dramatically changes wha...

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Blind Dumb Luck?

Carter Wrenn posted on December 11, 2007 17:48

Here’s how Presidential campaigns work: We put a candidate on a pedestal, strip off his clothes and let anyone who wants to beat on him with a cudgel ...

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