Group notes this: “The scandal surrounding Duke Energy in the wake of the abrupt departure of incoming CEO Bill Johnson shows no signs of going away any time soon — and that could spell trouble for Democrats, who have tied their political fortunes to once-and-again Duke CEO Jim Rogers in advance of the party’s upcoming [...]
Additional Thoughts on Tuesday
Marriage Amendment. North Carolina was the 30th state to approve language prohibiting gay marriage and the last in the South to do so…. Ninety-three of the state’s 100 counties had majorities voting in favor of the amendment…And supporters of the marriage amendment are called extreme? Approximately 2,136,000 votes were cast; 1,304,000 (61 percent) voted in [...]
Follow the money? You bet!
The headline on the Under the Dome item is just right: “Civitas: Follow the money” That’s a journalistic mantra from the Watergate era. If you figure out what happened with the money, you’ll know about everything else. For Civitas is asking the State Board of Elections to investigate the funding of a settlement of a [...]
Dems: More distortions on education budget
Yesterday the Democratic Party of North Carolina released a video titled The Stakes: The GOP War on Education. Aside from offering yet another way for the Democrats to divert attention from their actions and attempt to rouse their base, there are some big problems. Some big facts that don’t support the claims made in the [...]
Perdue Sets Tone for Democrats; Voters Seek Alternative Course
The September poll results released today by Civitas clearly define where GOP support for General Assembly races is found: Governor Perdue’s unfavorable rating of 45%. One must assume it is no accident that the GOP leads on the generic ballot for state legislature with 44%. Similarly, 45% of voters say the state GOP shares their [...]
