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Perdue not running

The internets are buzzing now that word is out that Gov. Bev Perdue won’t run after all. Speculation on who is running centers on Bill [...]
January 26, 2012 | Posted in: Current Events, Elections | Tags: | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

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January 17, 2012 | Posted in: Current Events, Elections | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Colbert Super Pac’s First Ad

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January 16, 2012 | Posted in: 2012 Elections, Current Events, Elections | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

File under Just Making It Up

This Bernstein post kind of reminds me of why that fact check discussion started by the NYT ombud pissed me off. There’s just so much [...]
January 13, 2012 | Posted in: 2012 Elections, Media | Tags: | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Reflections on the recent kerfuffle

Well, I refrained all weekend from wading into the discussion of whether certain newspapers and other media outlets who dared to call out the leadership [...]
January 9, 2012 | Posted in: Current Events, Elections, General Assembly | Tags: , | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Perdue-Faison primary looking more likely

WRAL’s Laura Leslie has the breakdown of what is shaping up as a likely run for Governor by Rep. Bill Faison, who just held a [...]
January 4, 2012 | Posted in: 2012 Elections, Elections, Governor | Tags: | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

First out date looms — here we go

Tomorrow is the scheduled day for the First Out for the redistricting plans submitted for North Carolina’s congressional and state legislature districts. First Out is [...]
October 31, 2011 | Posted in: Civil Rights, Courts, Current Events, Elections, Redistricting | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Rouzer’s contribution list packed with ag interests, lobbyists

Johnston County State Senator David Rouzer is running for congress in NC-7 and hopes to unseat Democratic incumbent Mike McIntyre in a district redrawn to [...]
October 23, 2011 | Posted in: 2012 Elections, General Assembly, US House | Tags: , | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink