Link-of-the-Day – Page 6 – Democracy North Carolina

LOD: Battleground State

In his PBS broadcast last week, Bill Moyers showcased North Carolina as a battleground between the politics of greed symbolized by Art Pope and the vision of a moral society strengthened by our mutual ties to one another, symbolized by the Moral Monday movement. One point to clarify in the video’s important data and interviews: When [...]

By Bob Hall| 2017-01-03T12:05:16-05:00 January 8th, 2014|Citizens United Case, Civic Engagement, Link-of-the-Day, Money in Politics, Pay to Play, Redistricting, Voting Rights|0 Comments

LOD: Count Voters by County

Mecklenburg County has seen a net increase of 14,700 Democrats and 26,100 black voters since 2008, but a loss of 13,900 Republicans and 11,800 white voters, after taking into account deaths, moves, and party registration changes. By contrast, next door in Gaston County, Democrats have lost 2,400 members over the past five years while Republicans [...]

By Bob Hall| 2017-01-03T12:05:16-05:00 December 30th, 2013|Civic Engagement, Get Out the Vote, Link-of-the-Day, Media Feed & Press Releases|0 Comments

LOD: The Good, Bad & Unclear

It’s been a rough year for democracy in North Carolina – but there were some positives worth noting, too. Check out Democracy North Carolina’s special wrap-up report, “2013: The Good, the Bad and the Unclear.” There are 12 items, 4 for each category. You may have some candidates to add to the list. Share them [...]

By Bob Hall| 2017-01-03T12:05:16-05:00 December 23rd, 2013|Civic Engagement, Disclosure, Judicial Elections, Link-of-the-Day, Media Feed & Press Releases, Money in Politics, Pay to Play, Voting Rights|0 Comments

LOD: Ups, Downs of NC Voters

North Carolina is growing, but membership in the Democratic and Republican parties is shrinking from all-time highs in 2008, according to a new analysis by Democracy North Carolina. As new people move into the state and others die, the profile of North Carolina voters keeps changing. Whites made up 81% of all registered voters 20 [...]

By Bob Hall| 2017-01-03T12:05:16-05:00 December 20th, 2013|Civic Engagement, Link-of-the-Day, Our Issues|0 Comments

LOD: Pope’s Poverty Cycle

Art Pope, owner of the Roses and Maxway stores and Gov. Pat McCrory’s Budget Director, is the poster child of what one extremely wealthy individual can do to twist an entire state’s public policy in a racially divisive, ultra-conservative direction. Read more here. Pope literally depends on the black community to finance his political operation; [...]

By gabe@democracy-nc.org| 2017-01-03T12:05:16-05:00 December 10th, 2013|Link-of-the-Day, Money in Politics, Our Issues, Take Action Now!|0 Comments

LOD: Swamped in Corruption

Here’s a brief but important column from Chris Fitzsimon of NC Policy Watch: Governor Pat McCrory spent more than five years campaigning for his current job and it seemed like he couldn’t give a stump speech without complaining about what he called “the culture of corruption” in Raleigh. . . . McCrory promised a more [...]

By Bob Hall| 2017-01-03T12:05:16-05:00 November 15th, 2013|Disclosure, Link-of-the-Day, Money in Politics, Pay to Play|1 Comment

LOD: Mapping Campaign Cash

Want to know how much money Wake County donors gave to federal elections in 2012? Compared to 2000? Or compared to Guilford or Dare? Check out this amazing national map of county-by-county contributions, with a slider that lets you pick an election cycle and pop-up bubble of info when you hover over your county of [...]

By Bob Hall| 2017-01-03T12:05:16-05:00 November 14th, 2013|Disclosure, Link-of-the-Day, Money in Politics|0 Comments

LOD: Locke vs. Dem-NC

WUNC State of Things host Frank Stasio invited Democracy NC and John Locke Foundation to debate the value of North Carolina’s new voter restrictions. It turned into a revealing exchange – listen here (Click on the blue arrow/box a couple of lines below the story's title).

By Bob Hall| 2017-01-03T12:05:16-05:00 November 12th, 2013|Civic Engagement, Get Out the Vote, Link-of-the-Day, Voting Rights, Youth Vote|0 Comments

LOD: Truth from 12 Year Old

If you haven’t seen this video of 12-year-old Madison Kimrey blowing the crowd away at the October Moral Monday in Burlington, it’s definitely worth the watch. She takes on Gov. McCrory and Sen. Rucho for their arrogant ignorance about North Carolina’s pioneering law to allow pre-registration of 16 and 17 year-olds and require voter registration [...]

By Bob Hall| 2013-11-11T07:11:10-05:00 November 11th, 2013|Civic Engagement, Link-of-the-Day, Voting Rights, Youth Vote|1 Comment

LOD: Off-Message Daily Show

Don Yelton, a member of the NC Republican Executive Committee, appeared last night on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show on a report exploring racism and NC’s new anti-voter Monster Law. The interview started as one would expect, with Mr. Yelton reciting a well-known line: “as a result of this law, the process is going to [...]

By gabe@democracy-nc.org| 2013-10-24T11:08:29-04:00 October 24th, 2013|Link-of-the-Day, Voting Rights|0 Comments