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The North Carolina Democratic Party announces today the results of the pledged district level delegate allocation for Democratic presidential candidates Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. The allocation represents the number of pledged delegates to be elected Saturday, May 17 at the district conventions. read more ...
North Carolina Democratic Party - 4:05 p.m.
Driving home yesterday I tuned in to WUNC to hear some of the NPR China coverage and was struck by something else. Referring to health news coverage at WUNC, the station thanked the "Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation for their support of WUNC's health coverage." I was quite taken aback. [...]...
The Progressive Pulse - 1:19 p.m. - 2 clicks 
( UPDATE : As California celebrates its marriage equality victory, freeper and fundie heads are exploding . If only Tar Heels could celebrate equality here. Makes me think about packing my bags sometimes.) Here we go again . Will gubernatorial candidates Pat McCrory and Beverly Perdue weigh in on Sen. Jim Forrester 's (R) latest attempt to enshrine discrimination into my state's consti...
BlueNC - 1:18 p.m. - 2 clicks
It looks like Barack Obama may be entitled to another pledged delegate from North Carolina, with Hillary Clinton losing one, for a net shift of two. Relying on the votes reported on election night, CNN and NBC have been reporting Obama as getting 65 of the the 115 pledged delegates, with Clinton getting the remaining 50. The AP has left two delegates unallocated pending a more complet...
DailyKos (North Carolina) - 10:31 a.m. - 3 clicks
This is that time in the cycle (short session in a federal election year) when people run bills through the General Assembly for purely political purposes. Case in point: Sen. Robert Pittenger, who is running for Lt. Governor, has introduced the NC Citizen Protection Act . It includes about everything you'd think, most of which have already been ruled unconstitutional. I think a more accurate ti...
BlueNC - 10:31 a.m. - 4 clicks
New Chapel and Three Schools for Fort Bragg Included U.S. Representative Mike McIntyre announced today that the House Armed Services Committee, of which he is a senior member, has approved more than $697 million for military construction projects for North Carolina military installations in the 2009 National Defense Authorization Bill. The bill includes a brand new Chapel whic...
North Carolina Democratic Party - 8:22 a.m. - 5 clicks
Today, the Center for Economic Policy Research released a report that looks at the wage benefits of unionization. Unlike past studies that looked only nationally and only at the average worker, this study looks at the wage benefits of unionization for workers at different income leves and specifically in North Carolina. The study found that in [...]...
The Progressive Pulse - 8:22 a.m. - 2 clicks
This is that time in the cycle (short session in a federal election year) when people run bills through the General Assembly for purely political purposes. Case in point: Sen. Robert Pittenger, who is running for Lt. Governor, has introduced the NC Citizen Protection Act. It includes about everything you’d think, most of which have [...]...
Exile on Jones Street - 8:22 a.m. - 5 clicks
Public Policy Polling released its latest polls on Monday and Tuesday and the news is good for most Democrats. The general election match ups are a bit puzzling. McCain leads Obama by seven in this state and Clinton by eight, so it looks like Obama has a tiny edge. Here's the kicker, though. In the McCain / Obama match up McCain's number jumps by three points. Against Clinton, 46% say they ...
BlueNC - 8:21 a.m. - 6 clicks
Here we go again . Will gubernatorial candidatesPat McCrory and Beverly Perdue weigh in on Sen. Jim Forrester 's (R) latest attempt to enshrine discrimination into my state's constitution? Senate Bill 1608 was introduced by the Gaston lawmaker one day into the legislative session . Clearly he has different priorities than most of NC's residents. Equality NC: Just one day into the 2008 legi...
Pam's House Blend - 8:21 a.m. - 5 clicks
North Carolina Democratic Party 2008 State Convention Weekend New Bern Riverfront Convention Center 203 South Front Street, New Bern June 20th, 21st, & 22nd Tentative Schedule read more ...
North Carolina Democratic Party - 12:16 a.m. - 6 clicks
The sight of John Edwards endorsing Obama drove Pat " A Brief for Whitey " Buchanan into a spittle-laden tirade on race when Chris Matthews raised the issue of the exit polls in West Virginia that showed a large number of white voters said race was a factor in their decision. Watch it: ...
Pam's House Blend - Wed 7:31 p.m. - 10 clicks
UPDATE : I bumped this post back up, since we now have video. You know, I wasn't sure if my former senator was actually going to throw his hat into the endorsement ring. ( WaPo ): In the immediate aftermath of Edwards' decision to drop from the race, both Clinton and Obama made a pilgrimage to North Carolina to huddle with the former candidate and make their pitch for his support. By ...
Pam's House Blend - Wed 5:08 p.m. - 7 clicks
Morganton makes for a Cool City within the borders of all 13 groups, and the main city in 11 out of 13 local groups (all but Charlotte and Wilmington). Congratulations Sierra Club volunteers on adding the 45th Cool City in North Carolina. Visit the chapter's Cool Cities page . Listen to this interview (audio) with Rajendra Pachauri, head of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, wher...
North Carolina Sierra Club - Wed 1:57 p.m. - 9 clicks
I'm a pretty simple guy, thinking-wise. Give me nice, neat standards, fair measures of performance. Don't give me somebody spinning like crazy, because I know that person's compensating for a lack of substance. I like a fighter as much as anybody else. I am a fighter! Anybody who's gotten into a debate with me know this to be true. But in my view, there's...
DailyKos (North Carolina) - Wed 10:44 a.m. - 8 clicks
I just received my email from the DNCC. Our application was chosen and background checks are completed. We tried to get two sets of credentials so we could take one writer and one videographer, but only one set was issued. If for any reason I'm not able to go, Frank Eaton has been cleared to go in my place, so we won't lose our spot. Here's a message from Howard Dean. Those a...
BlueNC - Wed 10:43 a.m. - 9 clicks
Washington, DC - Reverend John Hagee this week apologized for his offensive comments about Catholics. Despite spending a year courting Hagee's endorsement and refusing to distance himself from the controversial pastor, John McCain reportedly played no role in the apology. McCain has repeatedly refused to publicly denounce Hagee's discriminatory comments about women, African-Americans, America ...
North Carolina Democratic Party - Wed 8:26 a.m. - 10 clicks
As most of you know, Chapel Hill is the first municipality in N.C. to be authorized to create a voter-owned elections program for local races and it’s pretty exciting. It could well end up dramatically increasing the access progressives have to holding local offices in N.C. – but we really need some support for the pilot program tomorrow night at a public hearing on it so that elected officials u...
BlueNC - Wed 6:07 a.m. - 9 clicks
My grandparents grew up in the shadows of the Appalachian and Blue Ridge Mountains during the great depression. The depression hit the country hard, and Western North Carolina was no different, leaving my grandparents to spend their childhood in a rural area void of modern technology like telephones, electricity and running water. More after the fold... ...
DailyKos (North Carolina) - Tue 5:11 p.m. - 16 clicks
The American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) and its North Carolina subsidiary continue its disingenuous ways in promoting development along our ocean shorelines. This time it is a story in a 2007 ASBPA newsletter, circulating in North Carolina communities seeking funding from taxpayers for beach nourishment, which quotes a report that says beach nourishment [...]...
The Progressive Pulse - Mon 2:03 p.m. - 15 clicks
Governor Mike Easley renewed his plans to bring teacher salary in North Carolina to the national average in a bold budget plan. Easley, who is constitutionally barred from seeking another term, is calling for a 7% increase in teacher pay and will pay for it with new taxes on alcohol and cigarettes.Gov. Mike Easley proposed a $21.5 billion budget Monday that would raise taxes on cigarettes and alc...
Andrew Jackson Democrats - Mon 2:03 p.m. - 22 clicks
"A glance at some of the issues and questions before the North Carolina Legislature, which begins its "short session" on Tuesday. HOW 'SHORT' WILL IT BE? Even-numbered sessions of the General Assembly are called "short" because the primary job before lawmakers is to adjust the second year of the two-year state budget. There are restrictions on what non-budget bills can be considered. In recent y...
Andrew Jackson Democrats - Mon 2:03 p.m. - 16 clicks
Governor Easley is discussing his proposed 2008-'09 budget. You can read the whole thing here. Among the noteworthy provisions: -Big teacher pay raises (around 7%). He says this gets us to the national average. -Only 1.5% plus a $1,000 bonus for other state employees. -Expansion of the Children's Health Insurance Program (though this seems problematic given the questionable [...]...
The Progressive Pulse - Mon 10:23 a.m. - 12 clicks
A new poll out today by Rasmussen shows McCain with only a 3 point lead over Senator Obama (48 to 45). By any measure this shows that North Carolina is more than just a state "on the bubble" but is a real swing state this year. The link is provided below: http://news.yahoo.com/... A good bellweather of Senator Obama's chances will be the US Senate race between Dole and Hagan. ...
DailyKos (North Carolina) - Mon 10:23 a.m. - 13 clicks
Good Monday morning Raleigh and Wake County! I hope you are enjoying the beginning of the work week and well rested after last week's big primary. This week's calendar of events features some very cool opportunities for y'all. On Tuesday, there is a very interesting event in Cary sponsored by the Western Wake Democrats. Check it out! Have a good work week and check back soon for more updates....
Andrew Jackson Democrats - Mon 7:22 a.m. - 14 clicks
The latest Rasmussen polling numbers indicate that both Virginia and North Carolina will be closely contested in November, and that Obama and McCain have very different profiles of support in those states. ...
DailyKos (North Carolina) - Mon 7:21 a.m. - 27 clicks
This is number seven in a planned series of 50 entries between now and November, looking at each of the 50 states in terms of every race on that state's ticket--Presidential, Gubernatorial, Senate, House, State legislatures--the whole pack of cigarettes. Special attention paid to identifying and promoting the most important contests per state. This time, we look at North Carolina, the st...
DailyKos (North Carolina) - Mon 7:21 a.m. - 13 clicks
Few people in politics had a worse year in 2006 than Liddy Dole. The chair of the Republican's Senate campaign committee, by the end of the campaign she had pretty much been bypassed by the Bush team, who tried to save vulnerable Republicans by running the operation through the RNC. It didn't work. Other than current DLC Chair Harold Ford, who ran against the Democratic party bu...
DailyKos (North Carolina) - Sat 7:28 p.m. - 25 clicks
We've all been hearing more and more and seeing it in the polls that Obama is having trouble winning the white working class vote lately. The latest salvo of states has been Indiana, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and the next one will be in West Virginia. These states are the most important because of their location and an even distribution of blacks and minorities in their states. But wait a m...
DailyKos (North Carolina) - Sat 4:41 p.m. - 59 clicks
We’re at one of those moments where one horse race is over and another is beginning before the media have had a chance to frame it. When there is no settled on theme, it makes for strange reporting. The scramble is on to find the hook. The big story for the moment is when/how the Clintons [...]...
Exile on Jones Street - Sat 8:19 a.m. - 25 clicks
Dave Ribar, Applied Rationality What does Rep. Howard Coble have against mothers and Mother's Day. On Wednesday, the House considered H.Res. 1113, "celebrating the role of mothers in the United States and supporting the goals and ideals of Mother's Day?" The resolution expresses a straightforward and uncontroversial sentiment. It also seems like the type of matter that the ...
North Carolina Democratic Party - Fri 10:15 a.m. - 21 clicks
Miller to Tour Neighborhood in Greensboro Hard-Hit by Foreclosures Washington, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives today passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Brad Miller (NC-13) by a 256 to 160 vote that would affirm the longstanding right of States to regulate the home foreclosure process. The Miller-LaTourette Amendment is part of the American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Preventio...
North Carolina Democratic Party - Thu 5:05 p.m. - 27 clicks
In the aftermath of the North Carolina and Indiana primaries, volumes of analysis has been given by national pundits as to why Obama out performed the polls and predictions. I awoke this morning to a great piece of analysis and felt I should include it on my blog.The old politics died on May 6, 2008, as the predictable and inevitable happened and the voters said no to business as usual. The vote...
Andrew Jackson Democrats - May 8 - 32 clicks
I think it’s pretty well over. Anybody who heard that speech in Raleigh Tuesday night understood the language. Walk good everybody. We’re in the general. ...
Exile on Jones Street - May 8 - 28 clicks
Less than 24 hours after the sun set on the 2008 North Carolina Democratic Primay, the Democratic team of Bev Perdue and Walter Dalton picked up a key endorsement from the outgoing Tar Heel Governor.Gov. Mike Easley endorsed his fellow Democrat, Perdue, in her campaign to be the first female governor of North Carolina today. Easley spoke at a news conference with Perdue at the Democratic Party he...
Andrew Jackson Democrats - May 7 - 25 clicks
Wonderful evening. Exciting and engaging. You could practically feel the energy among North Carolinians yesterday. For the first time in a really long time (like the first time in my life, although that doesn’t mean much, lol), North Carolina’s primary actually meant something. In case you missed the results (victor in red): President (Democrat) Hillary Clinton (DEM) — [...]...
IntersateQ.com - May 7 - 17 clicks
Hat tip to NC Policy Watch for dissecting the latest right-wing attack against public lands. First, read the (so-called) analysis of a questionairre disseminated by the John Locke Foundation, a "think tank" in Raleigh. The analysis deems a proposed public greenway adjacent to the Neuse River a terrible burden to homeowners, a threat to public property, and a development that will assuredly se...
North Carolina Sierra Club - May 6 - 16 clicks
