Every Democrat who won a state-level race in North Carolina this week ought to be tossing at least a fiver into a common hat. Then that wad of bills should be plunked down at Greensboro’s greasiest pizza parlor, to have at several dozen steamy pies delivered to the front porch of Chez Mark Robinson, topped … Continue reading How Pizza, Porn & Public Executions Made Good Politics in North Carolina
I’m still not making predictions about the election’s outcome. And I’m so over searching for the hidden meanings in polls. My record of not answering the non-Hurricane flood of robocalls remains unbroken. Not least, I voted two weeks — seems like two months — ago. So now there’s only one big question hanging over the … Continue reading My Secret Post-Election Plan: Celebration?? Or Consolation??
[NOTE: the CNN Business report cited below deals with an abortion rights vote coming in Florida. But this blog post, while not discounting the importance of that issue, is focused on a judge in a related lawsuit. More specifically, on a ruling he issued last week. Even more, on a five-word summary of the basis … Continue reading Quote of the Month: “It’s the First Amendment, stupid”
Boston Herald Biden lays into Trump during New Hampshire stop By MATTHEW MEDSGER mmedsger@bostonherald.com | Boston Herald PUBLISHED: October 22, 2024 President Joe Biden was in New Hampshire on Tuesday to spread the word about his administration’s work to lower the price of prescription drugs, but he also used the visit as a … Continue reading Campaign Notes Tuesday Oct. 22, 2024
Figures below are through Sunday October 20th, from the NC State Board of Elections (NCSBE) Late Monday, officials in Wake County, home of the capital city of Raleigh, the state’s second-largest, told reporters that