Judicial activism continues to threaten the principles of self-government in North Carolina. However, despite a desperate ruling in an attempt to stop voter ID from being ... Keep Reading
2020 elections
The who’s who in 2020 political campaigns
At noon on Friday, December 20, 2019, many of North Carolina's schoolchildren began finishing school for the year and started counting the hours until Santa's surprises are ready ... Keep Reading
The political theater of impeachment, Mark Meadows’ future, and J.K. Rowling gets cancelled
Much like winter, impeachment is coming. Now, we wait for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to send the articles of impeachment over to the Senate, which seems to be something she is ... Keep Reading
Six state legislative races to watch in 2020
With candidate filing behind us, we can take a first look at what will likely be some of the more interesting state legislative races in the 2020 election. All of those races ... Keep Reading
Will impeachment be a blip compared to the economy for North Carolina in 2020?
Impeachment is all the rage in Washington D.C. It's the focus of the pundits and most news outlets and even President Donald Trump amps up the noise with his Twitter storms ... Keep Reading
NY Senator Chuck Schumer is pulling the strings in NC Democratic senate primary
Is New York Senator Chuck Schumer running Democratic politics in North Carolina? North Carolina Democratic State Senator Jeff Jackson believes so. He met with Schumer earlier ... Keep Reading
What the media didn’t tell you about the Trump Rally
President Donald Trump held his first (although almost certainly not his last) North Carolina Keep America Great campaign rally last week in Greenville. A couple of us Civitas team ... Keep Reading
2020 is looking like another close election
Close elections have become as North Carolinian as barbecue. Based on (an admittedly very early) Civitas/Harper poll, it appears that we are going to be in store for more of the ... Keep Reading
School Choice Wins Votes
School choice enjoys broad and increasing support. Candidates who support school choice increase their chance of winning. A recent poll by SurveyUSA of 804 registered North ... Keep Reading
Trump’s Border Wall, Potential 2020 Democratic Nominees, and Desmond is Amazing
Join us this week as we discuss the fight between Democrats in Congress and the White House surrounding funding for the border wall. We're also making predictions about which ... Keep Reading