I think the right call is to be proud of the accomplishment and breaking the barrier, but not let that interfere with your opinions and actions with regards to his policies. Read more
As a progressive Oklahoman, Tuesday felt like such a disappointment. Our current governor, Mary Fallin, has one of the lowest approval ratings in the country (if not the lowest). Despite claiming he was very different from Fallin, what little detail Stitt has actually given about how he will govern follows what Fallin… Read more
This is a great piece. Thank you, Nick. Depressing as all hell at many points, but it’s a story that needs to be known. A good many of my friends used to work for the Observer and were part of the blood bath in the late 2000s. Read more
As someone who has lived in central NC since the mid-80's (and actually interacted with some of the characters in this piece due to some past connections with CBC) this is a fascinatingly accurate piece. Having been forced to sit through a couple of Jeese Helms lunches at Ballantines in Cameron Village in the early… Read more
This is fucking fantastic, Nick. I’m right there with you on the feelings of frustration and anger with our current political leadership - one side totally unhinged, racist and regressive, willing to cut off their own fingers to trigger the libs; the other side making high-minded calls for bipartisan cooperation to… Read more
one of the less noticed ones on the state level was Oregon, Kate Brown in her last week had some very bad polling and it looked like it would be close but ended winning by a decent margin, and down ballot the Dems who already held both chambers, solidified a super majority now joining California as two West Coast… Read more
Can confirm nasty humidity in Alabama screwing with machine and paper interfaces, my work printer is not feeding and jamming like crazy today, hopefully won’t have an issue at my polling location later. And spouse said turnout at our precinct at least was way way up, don’t know if good or bad news but people are out. Read more
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If your ballot isn’t accepted it will be placed in a bin marked “Emergency”. If you voted against the NC GOP's wishes, your bin may be lost. Please check area dumpsters.
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We have two in my new home of New Hampshire. Read more
I’ve lived in Texas for most of my life. I’ve probably lived at 10 or so different addresses and 4-5 congressional districts (I think I was redistricted by DeLay in 2003, but I’m not positive). In that time I have never not lived in a gerrymandered-to-hell district. Not just run-of-the-mill gerrymandered, like, “used… Read more
This is great, Nick. As someone who is an older millenial who has always voted, I am surrounded in my social circles by any number of millenials who do not vote, many of whom have never voted. I don’t agree with that choice of theirs, and I think it’s wrong, but no amount of cudgeling, insulting, and screaming by our… Read more
From my own personal experience I have gotten the sense that the more conservative you are, the more likely you view voting as a responsibility and the more liberal you are voting is a right (but not necessarily a responsibility). Read more
Okay, but the headline on your piece was literally: Read more
N. Idaho seems to moving in a blue direction these days as well - or at least willing to consider Democrats for office (a lot of folks view themselves as non-partisan). Walt Minnick certainly didn’t do the party any favors by sucking as badly as he did. We gave Dems a chance ... and got *that* bullshit? Read more
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Not many things about this deep red state give this Idahoan much hope - except Paulette Jordan. She is amazing, and an incredibly bright spark in our future. Watching the debate, it was no contest as to who was more intelligent, eloquent and would work more for the betterment of all citizens. Of course, despite all… Read more