December 2, 2008
Gov.-elect Bev Perdue is traveling around North Carolina this month, holding summits with business leaders and trying to gauge just how much of an uphill climb she will have when she takes office in January.
And she’s been reading a little, too.
In an interview with the Triangle Business Journal, Perdue said she is looking back 75 years ago to O. Max Gardner, the Old North State’s Depression-era governor, for inspiration on how to deal with the current economic crisis.
And with good reason, since the state is looking at a possible $3 billion budget shortfall next year.
Is Perdue setting herself up to be the next Depression-era governor? Read more.
Filed under 2008 election, memo, national affairs desk
Tags: Bev Perdue, budget shortfall, Great Depression, Lyndo Tippett, Mike Easley, north carolina, O. Max Gardner, recession, transportation
November 14, 2008
It seems now that the Solid South has been split.
When it was all said and done, Virginia, North Carolina and Florida went for Barack Obama. Just barely, though.
The rest of the South voted for John McCain — as expected.
Now political observers are saying the South is losing its hold on national politics and that the Democrats don’t need to South to maintain its majority.
They couldn’t be more wrong. Keep reading →
Filed under 2008 election, memo, national affairs desk
Tags: 2008 election, barack obama, deep south, north carolina, old south, racism, Republican Party, south, virginia
November 5, 2008
It occurred to me, walking out in the cool damp night to my car, that we have elected a black man as President of the United States.
How far have we come. People in other countries could never fathom how big this is for America.
But this election is beyond race. This election, this moment in history, transcends race or gender or class.
It is a victory over divisiveness.
It is a victory for the moderates, for the workers and for the rich.
It is a victory for those who struggle and those who are comfortable.
It is a victory over lingering prejudice and a leap of faith that this country has needed to make.
A leap of faith not because Barack Obama is black, but because we have been so dejected and mired in conflict. We lost our confidence and our way in the world.
This is a victory over fear. Keep reading →
November 4, 2008
You’ve seen the polls, heard the arguments, seen the ads and stomached the negativity.
Now it’s time.
Go vote.
We’ll be Twittering all afternoon and night from North Carolina, the newest swing state on the block. Check us out.
