Carter Wrenn
Gary Pearce
Polls don’t predict. And media chatter don’t matter. Democrats across the country – and North Carolina – showed yesterday what matters: abortion rights, good candidates like Governor Andy Beshear of Kentucky, and the hard work of organizing, raising money and communicating with voters about issues that matter. And democracy matters. As a wise old Democrat…
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The New York Times sent Democrats across America into shock Sunday morning with this story: “Trump Leads in 5 Critical States as Voters Blast Biden, Times/Siena Poll Finds.” There are three ways to look at this. First, don’t panic At the first poll briefing I ever went to, in Jim Hunt’s first campaign for governor…
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When I introduced Chair Anderson Clayton at a Democratic Party fundraiser this week, I told the crowd about her first meeting with Governor Jim Hunt. I told them how Hunt and Clayton connected despite the 60 years between them. It took me back to when I was about Clayton’s age, and working to elect Hunt…
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Jeff Jackson began his campaign for state attorney general by punching the political bullies right in the nose. In his announcement video, he climbs into a boxing ring and trades punches with an opponent. He calls North Carolina Republicans “corrupt politicians” and tags their gerrymandering, which drew him out of his congressional district, as “blatant…
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The Berlin Wall fell, the Cold War ended, a new era began – and we were the dominant power on earth. Now the post-Cold War era is over – and we face three threats, allied against us: China, Russia and Iran. The new era has already spawned two wars – one started by Russia, another…
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When I blogged last week that North Carolina Republicans are guilty of “the most extreme and egregious gerrymandering in American political history,” they responded: Democrats did it, too. No, they didn’t. Not like this. Democrats last drew maps after the 2000 census. The elections that followed were close, so close that one legislative session had…
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Hamas slaughtered Israelis, anger shot across the internet – Biden said he ‘had Israel’s back.’ Israel bombed Gaza, civilians died, Biden said he wanted to give Gaza $100 million. Nursing an old grievance, after Hamas attacked Israel Trump mocked Netanyahu, called Hezbollah ‘very smart’ – that backfired. About facing Trump said he stood 100% with…
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Cameras rolled, the second Republican debate started, a surprising thing happened: Fox News played a video of Oliver Anthony singing, “These rich men north of Richmond, Lord knows they all just wanna have total control…” Out to get MAGA Republican viewers to increase ratings Fox News played Anthony singing about corrupt politicians. After dropping out…
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Donald Trump’s Big Lie is the father of today’s Republican gerrymandering in North Carolina. It’s the same authoritarian, democracy-denying DNA. Duke professor Jonathan Mattingly, who analyzed the Republicans’ new redistricting plan here, concluded, “The maps the legislature have proposed essentially negate the need to have elections for the U.S. House of Representatives.” Trump and MAGA…
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