RNC touts voter data system in place for 2018 Minnesota midterms
RNC representatives stopped by Brainerd to tout the National Voter Scores Program and its prior success in Wisconsin, Michigan and other states. Now it's coming to Minnesota.
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The Thread: The 6.25.17 Issue
I read this tragic story while sitting before my computer in my air-conditioned home. I had a cup of coffee, a comfortable chair and a roof over my head.
Now Trump gives Goldman Sachs President Gary Cohn the job as his top economic adviser
Cohn will also be the director of the National Economic Council, according to a memo sent out by the Trump transition team This nomination comes after Trump selected a 17-year veteran of the Wall Street mega-bank to head his treasury department Another member of the Goldman Sachs team was officially offered a Trump administration job, with the transition team announcing today that Gary Cohn, the bank's president and COO, would become Donald Trump's top economic adviser. Cohn will be the assistant to the president for economic policy and director of the National Economic, a release from the transition team said.
Brother says former US Sen. Hagan is in intensive care
" Former U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan, who represented North Carolina, has been hospitalized after falling seriously ill. Hagan's brother tells The Lakeland Ledger in Florida Hagan was rushed to a Washington, D.C., hospital Thursday and was being treated in an intensive care unit.
Hot-button issues reign on TV
All you have to do is turn on your TV and watch the political commercials featuring such sexually-laden issues as rape, sexual offenders and men going into girls' locker rooms. The ads have mainly been run by Republican incumbents Sen. Richard Burr and Gov. Pat McCrory or their allies, who are fending off difficult Democratic challenges.
Trump, and Changing Demographics, Are Helping Turn North Carolina Blue
Over the past three election cycles, Republicans in North Carolina won the governor's mansion, ousted Democratic Senator Kay Hagan, and built a veto-proof supermajority in the state legislature. But with Donald Trump imperiling down ballot candidates and population demographics in the state undergoing a shift, those gains could soon be reversed.
Alvarado, Hagan to stump for Trump, Clinton at Fancy Farm
Organizers say state Sen. Ralph Alvarado will speak in support of Republican Donald Trump while former U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan of North Carolina will speak for Hillary Clinton on Saturday. Alvarado, who is Hispanic, made a plea to Latino voters to vote for Trump during the Republican National Convention.
State pollsters earn good grades
North Carolina has one of the most-polled electorates in the United States. As we head into a general election full of highly competitive races for governor, senator, president, and other offices, those of us who closely follow politics in the Tar Heel State will again appreciate the high frequency of polling available.