While the nation mourns the win of Donald Trump, here in North Carolina, we have our own little Bush v. Gore drama going on. Except…. not really, because it isn’t as close as Bush v. Gore was. We actually have a governor who is willing to cheat the results in order to win. On election day, the results has Cooper … Read More
Matthew Update
As of this writing (10/7/2016) at 11:45 a.m., Hurricane Matthew, now a Category 3, has shown a little mercy by veering slightly northernly and westernly than expected. Right now, the western eyewall is brushing the Florida coast — the hurricane is located 75 miles southeast of Jacksonville. The winds along the Florida coast are rough, but it doesn’t seem to … Read More
What Happened In Charlotte Last Night
The Guardian’s Ijeoma Oluo wrote about the events of the night (you need to click through to see the photo described below): A line of police officers stand in the dark on a Charlotte, North Carolina, highway. They look like an occupying force with their helmets and face shields and various weaponry strapped all over their armored clothing. A large … Read More
Trump and Clinton Neck and Neck in NC
Yeah, it is exciting to be in a semi-big swing state. The candidates keep coming through. It’s like the New Hampshire primaries in the old days. A new PPP poll on North Carolina came out this morning. Bottom line: Donald Trump 45, Hillary Clinton 43, Gary Johnson 6. Clinton/Trump head to head is tied at 47: That’s okay news since Trump … Read More
Winston-Salem Clown Mystery Solved
Hoaxer: Claims of “Killer Clown” sightings in Winston-Salem have made national headlines and made Winston-Salem one of the locations for a rash of recent claims from Greenville, South Carolina to one outrageous claim of a man who claims to have pursued one of the these clowns with a machete. These sightings are similar to other incidents that seem to run in … Read More
North Carolina On Center Stage Of Voter Suppression Issues
BACKSTORY: About a month ago, on July 29, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down North Carolina’s anti-voter law. The appeals court noted that the 2013 law suppressed African-American voter turnout “with almost surgical precision” and invalidated most of it. The court’s scathing opinion said that “because of race, the legislature enacted one of the largest restrictions of the franchise in modern … Read More
Creepy Clowns Come To Winston-Salem
Last week, there were reports in South Carolina of clowns — yes, clowns — trying to lure children into the woods: This tale sounds like a mishmash of newspaper clippings and pages ripped from Stephen King novels, but these are actually details taken from a report filed by the sheriff’s office in Greenville County, S.C., last week, after several residents … Read More
North Carolina GOP Hoping To Set Voting Rules To Favor Republicans
On the heels of appeals court ruling that restored a week’s worth of early voting in North Carolina, the executive director of the state’s Republican Party emailed a memo to members of local elections boards urging them to push for “party line changes” that cut back on early voting hours, The News and Observer reported. The memo, sent by NCGOP … Read More
PPP Puts Clinton Up In NC…. Barely
While Hillary Clinton is enjoying a 8-10 lead in Georgia, her lead locally has always been in question. A new PPP poll just released shows it still very close in North Carolina: PPP’s newest North Carolina poll finds Hillary Clinton leading in the state, albeit by a narrow margin, for the first time since March. She’s at 43% to 41% … Read More
Breaking: 4th Circuit Overturns Lower Court; Finds That GOP “Intentionally” Passed “Discriminatory” Voting Rights Law
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit invalidated North Carolina’s stringent new voting restrictions, holding that the law violates both the United States Constitution and the Voting Rights Act. The North Carolina measure, the Fourth Circuit held, has a discriminatory impact on black voters, impermissibly burdening their voting rights under the VRA. More boldly, the court also … Read More
A Bunch Of Funny Side Stories From This Week
(1) NC GOP CAN’T DO ANYTHING RIGHT, INCLUDING MOCKING DEMS When Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Tim Kaine addressed the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia Wednesday night, the North Carolina GOP thought it quickly spotted something wrong. When Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Tim Kaine addressed the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia Wednesday night, the North Carolina GOP thought it … Read More
Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner?
Winston-Salem Journal: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will be campaigning in Winston-Salem on Monday, the Winston-Salem Police Department confirmed to WGHP/FOX8’s Michael Hennessey on Wednesday afternoon. The Trump campaign contacted the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds on Wednesday about a potential event on Monday, City Manager Lee Garrity said on Wednesday evening. Staff at the fairgrounds sent the Trump campaign a proposal, but … Read More
NC State Senate Moves $500K From Disaster Relief Fund To Defend Anti-LGBT Hate Bill
The Associated Press reports: North Carolina lawmakers took steps Thursday to set aside a half-million dollars for the legal defense of a law limiting protections for LGBT people as a judge sought to streamline a cluster of lawsuits it has inspired. Republican lawmakers were mapping out the end of the session, including possible changes to the law known as House … Read More
Clinton And Trump Virtually Deadlocked In NC
Public Policy Polling shows Trump up by two but within margin of error in head to head, and tied at 43 when you add the Libertarian and third party candidates. The important news, in my view, is that she needs to get those Bernie voters.
Trump Rally In Greensboro Is Typically Stomach-Turning
While I hoped to attend and tweet my observations, I did not. Fortunately someone else did. Here is one man’s tweetstorm of the disturbing scenes that unfolded last night—from the parking lot to the main event. Below is a sample of the worst: Read in its entirety here.