There’s no easy descriptor to capture the mood in the INDY‘s office last Wednesday. Shock? Yeah. Disbelief? Yep. Anger? Definitely. Despair? That too. An admixture of those things, leavened only by a bottle of whiskey and the knowledge that Pat McCrory would soon (probably) be sent home to Charlotte. Had a Donald Trump supporter happened […]
Jeffrey C. Billman
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We Broke the Machine: The 2016 Election and the Flailing American Experiment
As I write this, I don’t know how the election turned out, whether Hillary Clinton maintained her modest lead or Donald Trump rode a wave of white anxiety into the White House, whether Roy Cooper emerged victorious or Pat McCrory’s HB 2 sins went unpunished, whether Deborah Ross gave Democrats a majority in the U.S. […]
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Apocalypse … Now? The INDY’s Election Day Live Blog, Part 2
Welcome to the INDY’s Election Day live blog, part 2! There are, as of this writing, approximately 240 minutes until polls close in North Carolina and our long national nightmare finally (hopefully?) comes to an end. Throughout the day, the INDY will have a team of reporters out of the streets of the Triangle, talking […]
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Apocalypse … Now? The INDY’s Election Day Live Blog
Welcome to the INDY’s Election Day live blog! There are, as of this writing, approximately 630 minutes until polls close in North Carolina and our long national nightmare finally (hopefully?) comes to an end. Throughout the day, the INDY will have a team of reporters out of the streets of the Triangle, talking to voters, […]
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The INDY’s Elections Contest: Guess the Results, Win a Prize
With this seemingly interminable election finally—finally!—reaching its merciful terminus, we decided a little contest was in order. Actually, two of them, each worth one $50 gift card to Lilly’s Pizza. In the first, you’ll guess how the presidential contest will play out; in the second, you’ll predict North Carolina’s races for president, governor, and U.S. […]
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Long Shots: They’re Not Going to Win, But You Should Listen to Them Anyway
The four candidates profiled in these pages are underdogs, no denying that. In some cases, it’s because they’re on third-party tickets that don’t fare well in our first-past-the-post system; in others, their districts have been ruthlessly gerrymandered so as to make victory all but impossible. Realistically, only one has even a puncher’s chance of being […]
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Monica Bousman – NC District Court 10
North Carolina District Court 10 Name as it appears on the ballot: Monica M. Bousman Campaign website: www.judgebousman.com Phone number: 919-661-884 Email: [email protected] Years lived in the state: 45 Please tell us what in your record as a public official or private citizen demonstrates your ability to be effective, fair, and impartial on the bench? […]
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Terence Everitt – NC House District 35
Name as it appears on the ballot: Terence Everitt Campaign website: www.terenceeveritt.com Phone number: 919-435-6200 Email: [email protected] Years lived in the district: 6 years 1. In your view, what are the three most pressing issues North Carolina faces? If elected, what will you do to address these issues? The three most pressing issues facing North […]
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Mark Johnson – Superintendent of Public Instruction
Name as it appears on the ballot: Mark Johnson Campaign website: www.reMARKableschoolsNC.com Phone number: 336-893-9284 Email: [email protected] Years lived in state: 10 1. In your view, what are the three most pressing issues facing North Carolina’s next superintendent of public instruction? If elected, how would you address them? A New Education Direction for NC – […]
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Deborah Ross – United States Senate
Name as it appears on the ballot: Deborah Ross Campaign website: www.DeborahRoss.com Phone number: 919-391-9027 Email: [email protected] Years lived in the district/state: More than 28 years In your view, what are the three most pressing issues the United States faces? If elected, what will you do to address these issues, given the gridlock that seems […]
