North Carolina ‘s Gov. Roy Cooper in his coronavirus briefing on Monday urged citizens to get a COVID-19 test if they have been exposed to any crowd: “We are seeing more viral spread, and these numbers are concerning,” Gov. Cooper said. “If you have been in any kind of crowd, please go get tested. When you’re around people, wear your masks … Read More
COVID-19 Update: A Local Spike
World: US: The US is over 90,000 now, but here’s my concern…. NC and local: This… Yikes. In spite of warnings by Dr. Fauci, and in spite of *FDA safety warnings issued in April, President Trump announced today that he has been taking hydroxychloroquine as a preventative medicine against the coronavirus. Apparently, the potential side effects on a 73-year old, overweight man with high … Read More
COVID-19 Update: A Local Surge?
World: US: NC and local: The local paper: The Forsyth County Department of Public Health announced Thursday 60 new cases of COVID-19 and two coronavirus-related deaths. It’s the third day in a row with at least 50 new cases announced. One of the patients who died was in their early 60s and the other in their early 70s, according to … Read More
COVID-19 Update: The Very Beginnings Of Turning A Corner Maybe Perhaps
World: US: The good news here is that IMHE model, which assumes social distancing, now looks at a US death total of 60,415 — about 20,000 deaths fewer than predicted a few days ago. NC: North Carolina has at least 3,321 reported cases of coronavirus as of Wednesday morning, and 54 people have died, according to state and county health departments. At … Read More
The NC GOP Lies And Cheats
Since June, Republicans in the North Carolina House have been searching for the votes necessary to override Democratic Governor Roy Cooper’s veto of the state’s budget. Republicans hold 65 of the chambers 120 seats but need the backing of two-thirds of state representatives for a veto override. The Republicans failed to attract the necessary support. So they decided to cheat. … Read More
NC-9 Special Election Today Is A Bellwether
Remember North Carolina 9th District? They are having a special election today. Remember why? If not, here’s what happened… Essentially, there was a a ballot fraud scandal which led the state elections board earlier this year to invalidate the 2018 results and overturn what had appeared to be a Republican victory In February, the state election board, after hearing four days … Read More
Huge Win: NC Court Strikes Down GOP-Gerrymandered Districts; Orders New Map
In a 357-page decision, a unanimous three-judge panel on Tuesday ordered drawing of new legislative maps in North Carolina, ruling in Common Cause v. Lewis that the current maps constitute “extreme partisan gerrymandering” and violate three separate provisions of the state constitution. “The 2017 Enacted Maps, as drawn, do not permit voters to freely choose their representative, but rather representatives are … Read More
SCOTUS WrapUp: Trump Denied Citizenship Question In 2020 Census; On The Other Hand, Democracy Is Screwed
The last day of the term meant the handing down of two critical and important opinions. The first, Department of Commerce v New York, was a blow to the Trump administration. The issue involves the inclusion of a question non the census about citizenship. It was challenged on the grounds that it was arbitrary and capricious — in essence, that … Read More
NCGOP Corruption Exposed
The Republican Party here in North Carolina has a list of horribles that only Trump could admire. Their antics have been covered in depth regarding their blatant racist gerrymandering, their attempts to neuter the Democratic governor, the current election scandal, or and overt racist voter suppression. But now they are getting caught — and not politically, but by the law: Federal prosecutors … Read More
NC-09 Scandal Leads To Indictments
From the New York Times: The North Carolina political operative who oversaw a fraud-ridden voter-turnout effort on behalf of a Republican congressional candidate was arrested on Wednesday, a prosecutor said, after a grand jury accused him of a series of felonies. The campaign contractor, L. McCrae Dowless Jr., was among five people charged in Wake County, N.C., in connection with … Read More
Breaking: New Elections
BREAKING: All 5 members of @NCSBE unanimously vote for a new election in #NC09 This will be the first redo congressional election in over 40 years. — Ally Mutnick (@allymutnick) February 21, 2019
NC09 Follies
It is hard to describe the craziness going on in the Ninth District of North Carolina. But I will try. We really need to start in December 2016. Following a bitter gubernatorial campaign where incumbent Republican Pat McCrory is defeated by Democrat Roy Cooper, the GOP NC General Assembly holds special sessions before the new Democratic governor comes into office. … Read More
NC-09 Update
So many political scandals, but this one is local (although making national headlines). And it get more bizarre as time goes on. The man at the center of the obvious election fraud is as guy named Leslie McCrae Dowless. He recruited and paid an army of workers to go door-to-door in minority neighborhoods and collect absentee ballots. Many of the ballots … Read More
“Shaken Us To The Core”
What is happening in NC-9 even has Republicans upset. Yesterday, Dallas Woodhouse, Executive Director of the North Carolina Republican Party, and the North Carolina GOP were calling for the results to be certified. But that’s different now…. Breaking: Executive Director of NC Republicans says he’s open to new election in NC-9 Congressional race. Dallas Woodhouse told CNN’s Drew Griffin he was … Read More
The Lame Duck Power Grabs
The entire country is witness to the blatant attempts by Republicans to break the rules — or worse — change them, in the interests of maintaining power despite the will of the people. It is brazen and in the open. It is happening in this state (again) and now in Michigan and Wisconsin. A Slate article sums it up: In … Read More