• In case you missed it, Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-5th District, winner of the John Locke Foundation’s James K. Polk Award for Leadership in Public Office, last week paid tribute…
• N.C. Democratic Party Chairman Randy Voller (at right) says Democrats need to discuss reforms in the way the state party is run, so in February he will not seek…
• Former state Rep. Patsy Keever, D-Buncombe (at right), plans to run for chairman of the state Democratic Party. The election will occur in February. • Did state Senate leader Phil…
Ryan Olson points out at the Heritage Foundation blog that the agenda of this week’s World Economic Forum doesn’t include economic freedom. And that’s a problem, writes Olson. Among the…
• Sandy’s impact. State and local election officials are working overtime to make sure that coastal flooding and mountain snows caused by Superstorm Sandy do not prevent people from voting.…
• Still up for grabs. First Lady Michelle Obama will make another campaign visit to North Carolina early next week. • Not the only debate in town. You can…
The race for North Carolina’s 10th congressional seat is a really interesting one. You can read about it in my Carolina Journal profile of the race between Republican incumbent congressman…
• It’s in the game. The Obama campaign is renewing a tactic from the 2008 election, running ads on interactive video games to encourage online gamers to vote early. …
• PBS “NewsHour” anchor Gwen Ifill notes that the host governors of both major party conventions, Rick Scott in Florida and Bev Perdue in North Carolina, are unpopular and that…
• Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-10th District, and Democratic opponent Patsy Keever offer a feisty opening to the fall campaign. • It’s not technically a campaign event, but a Sept.…
• North Carolina Reps. Mike McIntyre (7th District) and Larry Kissell (8th District) were two of 19 Democrats to join Republicans in a vote extending the Bush tax cuts completely.…
• Republican gubernatorial candidate Pat McCrory and state Board of Education chairman Bill Harrison addressed a conference hosted by the N.C. Alliance for Public Charter Schools. Democratic state Superintendent of…