The last decade has seen a boom in voter turnout — for both parties. Between the 2012 and 2020 presidential elections, total voter turnout rose 23%, with Democratic turnout up 23% and Republican turnout up […]
An interested reader in North Carolina can scour social and print media all month long and not come across a single reference tying the Grand Old Party, the Republican Party, to citizenship for former slaves […]
Like millions of news junkies, I am guilty of addictively breaking the cardinal rule of traversing the modern media landscape: Never read the comments section. And while I am often discouraged that the strife on […]
Republicans were reeling before last week’s criminal breach of the US Capitol, led by criminals who deserve jail time. That event tossed Democrats a cudgel with which to drive a wedge between pro- and anti-Trump […]
One of the many big surprises in this month’s surprising election was the Democrats’ failure to overturn Republican majorities in state legislatures. Various Democratic committees budgeted $88 million to flip majorities in big states such […]
Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has taken to making some pretty bizarre claims over the last couple of weeks. “Did you know that House Democrats got nearly 2 million more votes than Donald Trump?” she […]
RALEIGH – Republicans will extend their control of the General Assembly for another two years. Unofficial results show the party will maintain majorities in both chambers following a round of redistricting in 2019. They will […]
Gov. Roy Cooper’s shutdown orders have produced difficult economic times for North Carolina families and businesses. Still, thanks to a decade of Republican tax reforms, many have a little more breathing room and are better […]
Politically speaking, we are living in incredibly polarizing times here in America. It seems that no matter the issue, whether it be impeachment or abortion or school choice, the left and right have dug their […]
When Mrs. Powel asked Benjamin Franklin at the end of the Constitutional Convention at Philadelphia in 1787 what sort of government they had created, he replied: “A republic, if you can keep it.” A “democratic republic” he meant. […]
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