nbsp; Charlotte, N.C.- Former Congressman Mel Watt is now heading the Federal Housing Finance Agency, but his promotion leaves voters in the 12th Congressional District with no one to speak on their behalf. Mary Curtis joined Rising today to talk about the politics of choosing Watt’s successor.
Choosing Mel Watt’s successor — on North Carolina’s agenda Read More »
North Carolina is determined to make you look. The state is not merely content to give observers whiplash by turning from a narrow vote for Barack Obama in 2008 to installing a Republican-controlled legislature in 2010 whose laws over the past year – on everything from voting restrictions to education cuts — have protesters marching.
Congressman Clay Aiken – what are the chances? Read More »
Tim Scott, the junior senator from South Carolina, is a reliably conservative vote, most recently his “no” on Wednesday’s bipartisan budget agreement. But while the Republican’s record mirrors that of other tea party-backed members of Congress, his rhetoric is noticeably cooler. That much was clear during his recent conversation with members of the Trotter Group,
Tim Scott treads – carefully – through South Carolina and D.C. political thicket Read More »
CHARLOTTE — U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan this week congratulated former UNC-Chapel Hill head basketball coach Dean Smith on receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom, a move she had urged President Obama to make. Besides establishing her Tar Heel bona fides, it was one thing the North Carolina Democrat could do without anyone objecting. A year
In N.C. Senate race, it’s the tea party vs. Karl Rove vs. Kay Hagan, etc. Read More »
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — N.C .Sen. Kay Hagan is one of a dozen senators being targeted by Republicans in this upcoming election. Each voted for the new health care law. Mary C. Curtis is taking a look at the challenges ahead for Hagan, how much of an Achilles heal the Affordable Care Act might be and
Checking in on U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan’s 2014 re-election race in N.C. Read More »
The film “12 Years a Slave” is one of great beauty about a great horror. Director Steve McQueen’s account of the American slave business – and it was an American economic institution that trafficked in flesh, blood and human suffering – is not particularly easy viewing, though you can’t look away. I saw it a
Could a movie cure politicians of their slavery-metaphor addiction? Read More »
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Washington Post columnist Mary C. Curtis is examining the election results. She was there when Mayor Patrick Cannon declared victory. Democrats now hold a 9-2 majority in the City Council. Is Charlotte becoming a Democratic city? And did dissatisfaction with GOP Governor Pat McCrory hurt Edwin Peacock’s campaign?
On Charlotte mayor’s election, and the future of N.C. Democrats and Republicans Read More »
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Election Day is less than a week away. We’re talking with Mary C. Curtis on her thoughts regarding the race for mayor. She’s got all you need to know on the race and the candidates. Curtis says there’s no clear winner at this point.
Who will be the next Charlotte mayor? Read More »
CHARLOTTE — Republicans were busy in North Carolina and Washington on Monday. Did the activity in the courts and on a conservative stage have the effect of muddying the welcome mat the GOP rolled out for minority voters in the state? Earlier in the day, Republican state officials filed to urge a federal court to dismiss
GOP launches minority outreach in N.C., defends voter law in court Read More »
Roy Cooper wants everyone to know how he really feels. That must be why he wrote a column lamenting why and how he thinks his home state of North Carolina is moving in the wrong direction – that, and perhaps he’s trying out for a gubernatorial run in 2016.
North Carolina attorney general dislikes laws he must defend Read More »
