Apparently There Is a Need to Differentiate (A longer version of this piece also ran on TownHall.com.) President-elect Donald J. Trump. Regardless of what the media wanted ... Keep Reading
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Trump in Raleigh: What Has Changed?
I saw Donald Trump at Dorton Arena 11 months ago, and I saw him there (on the State Fairgrounds in Raleigh) again yesterday. What changed? First, the crowd. Last time, as I ... Keep Reading
The Transit Tax, and an Election Conundrum for People of Faith
On the Thursday "What Matters in North Carolina" program, host Mark Shiver spoke with Brian Balfour, executive vice-president of the Civitas Institute, to discuss the proposed Wake ... Keep Reading
Do You Think Elections Are Rigged?
Mainstream news outlets mislead on early voting State elections officials seem to wink at, or even enable, voter fraud Democrats for decades altered the system to work for ... Keep Reading
Eric Trump Appears on ‘What Matters’
Eric Trump, speaking, with his wife Lara to the left, addressing Republican volunteers and staffers in Raleigh on Sept. 30. Eric Trump, son of the Republican presidential ... Keep Reading
New Civitas Poll Shows Trump and Clinton in Dead Heat in NC
McCrory up Two Points over Cooper in NC Governor’s Race RALEIGH – The latest Civitas poll of North Carolina likely voters finds the two major presidential candidates in a dead ... Keep Reading
Donald Trump Is Right: People Could Vote 10 Times
Presidential candidate Donald Trump in a FOX News interview said, "People are going to walk in and vote ten times maybe -- who knows?" Trump couldn't be more right. Without ... Keep Reading
Welcome Donald Trump Voters, Don’t Vilify Them
As Donald Trump marches (apparently) to the Republican Presidential nomination in the 2016 election, there has been much written by politicos and pundits on the subject. Most of ... Keep Reading
Civitas Polling Nails 2016 Primary Results
By Francis De Luca The morning after the 2016 primary and reflecting on our last poll, it is amazing how accurate and thorough Civitas Polling was in calling the statewide ... Keep Reading
The Man Is the Message: Trump in Fayetteville
There’s no announcement or spotlight, but from way up in the bleachers you can tell Donald Trump has stepped out from backstage, because even at that distance, you can see that ... Keep Reading
