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Two political junkies struck up a conversation. Jane, a staunch Republican well known in state politics, told me she had enjoyed watching NC SPIN on television for many years. “I liked the way you had people expressing different opinions without getting ugly or disagreeable,” she said.
Published: Friday, August 29th, 2025 @ 8:34 am By: Tom Campbell
Two political junkies struck up a conversation. Jane, a staunch Republican well known in state politics, told me she had enjoyed watching NC SPIN on television for many years. “I liked the way you had people expressing different opinions without getting ugly or disagreeable,” she said.
 
University of California faculty have defeated curricular radicalization—for now.
University of California faculty have defeated curricular radicalization—for now.
 
The latest polls of the Iowa caucuses show former President Donald Trump retaining a large lead in the state, holding over 50% of Republican support just five days before 2024 primary voting officially kicks off, according to the Real Clear Politics average.
The latest polls of the Iowa caucuses show former President Donald Trump retaining a large lead in the state, holding over 50% of Republican support just five days before 2024 primary voting officially kicks off, according to the Real Clear Politics average.
 
Revolution of the States: Conservative funders and consultants spend on big-ticket Washington races where nearly everyone has already made up their mind. If they turned their focus to state elections, they could dramatically change politics in many states.
Published: Saturday, May 20th, 2023 @ 12:49 am By: Daily Wire
Revolution of the States: Conservative funders and consultants spend on big-ticket Washington races where nearly everyone has already made up their mind. If they turned their focus to state elections, they could dramatically change politics in many states.
 
N.C. Democrats oust their party chair over the weekend, weakening Gov. Roy Cooper's grip on state politics
N.C. Democrats oust their party chair over the weekend, weakening Gov. Roy Cooper's grip on state politics
 
Kid Rock slammed “dumb liberals” who he said have moved to red states and brought their “effing politics” with them as he mounts an effort to prevent the former home of late-legendary country music star Hank Williams from being destroyed.
Kid Rock slammed “dumb liberals” who he said have moved to red states and brought their “effing politics” with them as he mounts an effort to prevent the former home of late-legendary country music star Hank Williams from being destroyed.
 
Ivanka Trump, former President Donald Trump’s oldest daughter, said in a statement Tuesday evening that she decided not to attend her father’s presidential announcement at Mar-a-Lago because she does not want to be involved in politics anymore.
Published: Friday, November 25th, 2022 @ 2:40 pm By: Daily Wire
Ivanka Trump, former President Donald Trump’s oldest daughter, said in a statement Tuesday evening that she decided not to attend her father’s presidential announcement at Mar-a-Lago because she does not want to be involved in politics anymore.
 
Veteran political analyst Marc Rotterman joins Carolina Journal Editor Donna King on the lessons of the Reagan years, the state of the nation, and North Carolina as a pivot point in American politics.
Veteran political analyst Marc Rotterman joins Carolina Journal Editor Donna King on the lessons of the Reagan years, the state of the nation, and North Carolina as a pivot point in American politics.
 
Just yesterday, I was contacted by a real Republican who was very much concerned about the state of local Republican politics here in Beaufort County.
Just yesterday, I was contacted by a real Republican who was very much concerned about the state of local Republican politics here in Beaufort County.
 
If you follow state politics, you have no doubt heard of crossover day on the legislative calendar.
If you follow state politics, you have no doubt heard of crossover day on the legislative calendar.
 
Everyone knows the major story behind the influence of the Big Tech firms in the United States and their involvement in National politics.
Published: Sunday, May 2nd, 2021 @ 10:03 am By: John Woodard
Everyone knows the major story behind the influence of the Big Tech firms in the United States and their involvement in National politics.
 
A handful of House Republicans have introduced a series of bills to limit the governor’s powers in a state of emergency, a move that’s likely to further divide politics in Raleigh, political scientists say.
A handful of House Republicans have introduced a series of bills to limit the governor’s powers in a state of emergency, a move that’s likely to further divide politics in Raleigh, political scientists say.
 
Three former Governors, who led our state for 28 years, took center stage at Memorial Hall on the UNC Chapel Hill campus last week. Sponsored by the UNC Institute of Politics, the 80 minutes was historical, insightful and time well spent.
Three former Governors, who led our state for 28 years, took center stage at Memorial Hall on the UNC Chapel Hill campus last week. Sponsored by the UNC Institute of Politics, the 80 minutes was historical, insightful and time well spent.
 
Education is already a huge issue in North Carolina and Gov. Roy Cooper and Democrats are intent on making it even bigger. Cooper and his party are gambling that the state budget impasse will keep the issue squarely on the front page of North Carolina policy and politics.
Education is already a huge issue in North Carolina and Gov. Roy Cooper and Democrats are intent on making it even bigger. Cooper and his party are gambling that the state budget impasse will keep the issue squarely on the front page of North Carolina policy and politics.
 
As established in the federal constitution, America’s national government was meant to be small and tightly focused on matters of truly nationwide scope.
As established in the federal constitution, America’s national government was meant to be small and tightly focused on matters of truly nationwide scope.
 
In the context of American politics, North Carolina is a middle state — which is not the same thing as saying North Carolinians are especially moderate.
In the context of American politics, North Carolina is a middle state — which is not the same thing as saying North Carolinians are especially moderate.
 
University of North Carolina System President Margaret Spellings is about to leave her job in Chapel Hill, saddling her successor with a daunting task: wrangling a perfect storm of campus and state politics
University of North Carolina System President Margaret Spellings is about to leave her job in Chapel Hill, saddling her successor with a daunting task: wrangling a perfect storm of campus and state politics
 
A proposed constitutional amendment requiring a photo ID to vote has sparked controversy in state politics
A proposed constitutional amendment requiring a photo ID to vote has sparked controversy in state politics
 
Whether North Carolina pays its public schoolteachers at a level close or equal to the national average is one of the most-debated issues in state politics. Alas, it doesn't deserve to be
Whether North Carolina pays its public schoolteachers at a level close or equal to the national average is one of the most-debated issues in state politics. Alas, it doesn't deserve to be
 
The N.C. Supreme Court will have another chance to join the political tug of war pitting Gov. Roy Cooper against state legislative leaders. How the high court responds to that opportunity will offer more clues about its willingness to play partisan politics
The N.C. Supreme Court will have another chance to join the political tug of war pitting Gov. Roy Cooper against state legislative leaders. How the high court responds to that opportunity will offer more clues about its willingness to play partisan politics
 
My third and final Political Post for 2018
Published: Monday, March 12th, 2018 @ 5:45 pm By: Bobby Tony
My third and final Political Post for 2018
 
The weekly "Front Row" political panel program on UNC-TV features a regular segment on "who's up" and "who's down" in state and national politics
The weekly "Front Row" political panel program on UNC-TV features a regular segment on "who's up" and "who's down" in state and national politics
 
Governor McCrory has stated and shown that politics has no place in the delicate consideration of the public release of evidence.
Governor McCrory has stated and shown that politics has no place in the delicate consideration of the public release of evidence.
 
So far, 2016 has turned out to be a momentous year in state politics - and the general election is still months away
So far, 2016 has turned out to be a momentous year in state politics - and the general election is still months away
 
When you ask North Carolina voters to name the top election issue in state politics, the most common answer - unless we are in the midst of a recession - is education.
When you ask North Carolina voters to name the top election issue in state politics, the most common answer - unless we are in the midst of a recession - is education.
 
Politicians around the nation like to say that they have held down tuition at their state universities. Michigan's are no different, and to validate their claim, in 2011 they added incentive-based funding to university appropriations.
Politicians around the nation like to say that they have held down tuition at their state universities. Michigan's are no different, and to validate their claim, in 2011 they added incentive-based funding to university appropriations.
 
Those who pay attention to state politics have heard it again and again. Enrollment in teacher education programs has dropped because Governor McCrory and evil state legislators do not "respect" the teaching profession.
Those who pay attention to state politics have heard it again and again. Enrollment in teacher education programs has dropped because Governor McCrory and evil state legislators do not "respect" the teaching profession.
 
In North Carolina, left-wing nonprofit advocacy groups for decades have wielded an alarming amount of power in the media, state politics, and government. They work together, both in loose coalitions and organized networks, to influence and control public policy.
In North Carolina, left-wing nonprofit advocacy groups for decades have wielded an alarming amount of power in the media, state politics, and government. They work together, both in loose coalitions and organized networks, to influence and control public policy.
 
General education is not given the respect and attention it deserves in the great majority of US colleges and universities, North Carolina State University included. Largely because of campus politics, political correctness, and pandering to students, at most colleges it has become an academic...
General education is not given the respect and attention it deserves in the great majority of US colleges and universities, North Carolina State University included. Largely because of campus politics, political correctness, and pandering to students, at most colleges it has become an academic...
 
Well, the testosterone-challenged crowd in the McClatchy newsrooms have claimed the scalp of a poor, defenseless woman who made the horrific "mistake" of allowing Gov, Pat to appoint her poet laureate.
Well, the testosterone-challenged crowd in the McClatchy newsrooms have claimed the scalp of a poor, defenseless woman who made the horrific "mistake" of allowing Gov, Pat to appoint her poet laureate.
 
This summer I took calls from dozens of reporters across the country. A couple of questions were repeated time and again: How could North Carolina Republicans have moved so far to the right? How have the state's politics polarized so much when the Democratic Party barely has budged from its...
This summer I took calls from dozens of reporters across the country. A couple of questions were repeated time and again: How could North Carolina Republicans have moved so far to the right? How have the state's politics polarized so much when the Democratic Party barely has budged from its...
 
While the many are trying desperately to convince North Carolinians otherwise, the passage of House Bill 589 is unlikely to have a big effect on voter participation in 2014, 2016, and beyond.
While the many are trying desperately to convince North Carolinians otherwise, the passage of House Bill 589 is unlikely to have a big effect on voter participation in 2014, 2016, and beyond.
 
In state politics, most people cite the unemployment rate as a proxy for the performance of North Carolina's economy. They also tend to describe...
In state politics, most people cite the unemployment rate as a proxy for the performance of North Carolina's economy. They also tend to describe...
 
Why is it that the great majority of college professors are liberal (i.e., hold mostly to "progressive," pro-state ideas about politics and economics) and why should conservatives be concerned that they are?
Why is it that the great majority of college professors are liberal (i.e., hold mostly to "progressive," pro-state ideas about politics and economics) and why should conservatives be concerned that they are?
 
Does North Carolina have a lot to learn from other states and countries? Just about everyone active in state politics would say yes to this question, depending on...
Does North Carolina have a lot to learn from other states and countries? Just about everyone active in state politics would say yes to this question, depending on...
 
Although Raleigh is a much different state capital than it was when I started writing about politics in the late 1980s - the ratios of plaids to pinstripes...
Although Raleigh is a much different state capital than it was when I started writing about politics in the late 1980s - the ratios of plaids to pinstripes...
 
I had an interesting talk today with an individual who is (1) a well-known name in North Carolina Republican circles and (2) a battle-tested veteran of decades of political combat:
I had an interesting talk today with an individual who is (1) a well-known name in North Carolina Republican circles and (2) a battle-tested veteran of decades of political combat:
 
If you follow state politics for any length of time, you hear some version of the following assertion: North Carolina may not rank highly in elementary and secondary education, but we make up for it by having one of the best public university systems in the United States.
If you follow state politics for any length of time, you hear some version of the following assertion: North Carolina may not rank highly in elementary and secondary education, but we make up for it by having one of the best public university systems in the United States.
 
Once again, we have proof of the absolute incompetence of the Obama Administration to get anything right.
Once again, we have proof of the absolute incompetence of the Obama Administration to get anything right.
 

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