The story this month from our Civitas Flash poll isn't that Gov. Bev Perdue's approval rating remains at 29 percent, it's the percentage of voters saying they disapprove of her job ... Keep Reading
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Who is behind the Attack ads in Wake County School Board Election?
Yesterday I posted on Public Policy Polling (PPP) polling on the Wake school race and wondered why and who was paying. Today I think I have the answer why, but not sure on the ... Keep Reading
Will Obama Ask Perdue to Quit too?
With rumors circulating that President Barack Obama has asked New York Governor David Patterson (D) to step aside and not run in 2010 due to the belief that his low poll numbers ... Keep Reading
NC Voters Disapprove of Obama’s Job So Far
President Obama's job approval this month has turned slightly negative according to our inaugural Civitas Flash Poll. 44% of voters approve of the job he's doing. 46% ... Keep Reading
The Gov is Twittering
Apparently, this is what hiring a new $136,000 a year communications and policy adviser will get you. A Twitter account! That's sure to turn around her poll numbers! ... Keep Reading
Civitas Poll: Voters Deeply Divided on Health Care
Results of our new poll released today show NC voters are deeply divided on the President's health care plan. With few voters in the middle or ambivalent on the issue, Obama's ... Keep Reading
Perdue and Charlotte
In Sunday's Charlotte Observer, reporter Mark Johnson takes a look at Perdue's struggling popularity in Charlotte. Wait, haven't you heard this one before? Yep, when I wrote ... Keep Reading
Conservative America
You might have guessed more Americans consider themselves conservative than liberal, but did you know conservatives outnumber liberals by a wide margin in 47 of 50 states? These ... Keep Reading
Did Perdue Violate Her Own Executive Order?
On July 24, Governor Bev Perdue issued Executive Order No. 20, which among other ways to restrict government spending, instructed the Office of State Budget and Management (OSBM) ... Keep Reading
When a Bump Really Isn’t a Bump
PPP released a new poll yesterday showing Gov. Bev Perdue's job approval rating "on the rise" from 25% last month to 27% this month. The N&O echoed the sentiment saying that ... Keep Reading