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Worrisome

Palin is showing signs of maturing. She is much more aware of her limitations and is adjusting her style. “My palm isn’t large enough to [...]
August 1, 2010 | Posted in: Politics | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Shocking

That Tea Party diversity thing. Guess what? It was billed as the most diverse tea party rally ever. For three hours Saturday afternoon, we waited [...]
August 1, 2010 | Posted in: Politics | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Say what?

Rassmussen, which always seems to skew a bit GOPish anyway, has Richard Burr with a 56 percent job approval rating. I’m not sure I’ve seen [...]
July 7, 2010 | Posted in: 2010 Elections, Polls, US Senate | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Chambers endorses Marshall

This from the Marshall campaign: Charlotte, N.C. – Julius Chambers, trailblazing legal advocate and civil rights icon, today announced his support for Secretary of State [...]
June 2, 2010 | Posted in: 2010 Elections, Politics, US Senate | Tags: , , | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Is the party over?

The enthusiasm gap, a key voting indicator, took a big drop recently. Gallup: Republican registered voters’ enthusiasm about voting in this year’s midterm elections has [...]
May 6, 2010 | Posted in: Elections, Polls | Tags: , | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Sierra Club endorsements

Sierra Club endorsements have just been released. As follows: SIERRA CLUB ENDORSES IN COMPETITIVE GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRIMARY RACES Raleigh, NC: Today the Sierra Club endorsed [...]
April 19, 2010 | Posted in: 2010 Elections, Politics | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

The New Silent Majority

One of the great advantages of not watching cable news is not having to hear just how loud the noise machines can crank. There’s idiocy [...]
April 12, 2010 | Posted in: Elections, Politics | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

SEIU gathering petitions for third party in NC

SEIU is sending out petition gatherers to clear the way for a third party in North Carolina. Been hearing bits about this lately, now Greg [...]
April 9, 2010 | Posted in: 2010 Elections, Politics | Tags: , | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink