Andy Ball, NCDP 3rd Vice Chair

05/05/2016

Trump/McCrory 2016. What could go wrong?

05/02/2016

Your next opportunity is here.

04/16/2016

The Buncombe County Democratic Party is always fired up, and ready to go!

04/13/2016

In response to Governor McCrory's executive order issued yesterday, the papers of record had this to say:

The News & Observer: "A weak governor's weak response. His executive order really has little authority behind it. HB2 is on the books. Its provisions are in place. In the news release about his order, the governor is said to want to “encourage” lawmakers to reinstate the rights of workers to sue employers for discrimination in state courts. HB2 limited such action to federal courts. But legislators, who have shown little interest in following any of the governor’s suggestions for nearly four years, aren’t bound to do anything by the governor’s “order.” Berger’s response, notably, made no mention of eliminating the ban on discrimination cases in state courts. Otherwise, the governor, according to his news release, seems to affirm HB2 while claiming to modify it. He should stop spinning the law and call for its total repeal."

http://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/editorials/article71455462.html =cpy

The Charlotte Observer

"Hammered for weeks over his signing of House Bill 2, Gov. Pat McCrory on Tuesday attempted to undo the damage. He failed.

McCrory’s Executive Order 93 and his trumpeting of it had all the bluster of the Wizard of Oz’s fiery head and imposing voice. But North Carolinians should pay attention to the man behind the curtain. McCrory is frantically pulling levers and pushing buttons, but this is still a state government without a brain, or a heart or courage.

McCrory said that, with his order, he was “taking action to affirm and improve the state’s commitment to privacy and equality.” A close reading, though, reveals mostly empty language that leaves every element of House Bill 2 in place."

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion/editorials/article71441792.html =cpy

03/04/2016

"All politics is local." Remember to vote all the way down your ballot. Don't know about those races? Find your sample ballot here: https://enr.ncsbe.gov/voter_search_public/

02/03/2016

The twice annual NCDP State Executive Committee meeting will take place at Rolesville High School this Saturday, with registration starting at 9:30am and the meeting starting at noon. Directions, agendas and resolutions may be found here: http://www.ncdp.org/sec

The SEC meeting is on February 6th 2016. It will be held at Rolesville Highschool. All event information can be found here: http://www.ncdp.org/events/2016-state-executive-committee-meeting/

01/12/2016

President Obama's ISIS strategy at work:

"Tens of millions of dollars in ISIS cash went up in smoke when one of its banks was hit by an American airstrike, U.S. defense and military officials told NBC News on Monday.

ISIS uses some of the blood money to pay its fighters monthly salaries and provide stipends to their families.

Unlike al-Qaeda, ISIS is running a state in the Syrian and Iraqi territory it has taken over and needs money to keep the schools running and to fund a complex welfare system that enables it to buy the loyalty of its subjects."

Tens of millions of dollars in ISIS cash went up in smoke when one of their banks was hit by an American airstrike, U.S. defense and military official

11/11/2015

Tim Valentine, a former congressman representing the Second Congressional District, died Tuesday at age 89.

10/12/2015

Get your question in now for tomorrow night's Democratic Presidential Debate. You can also post a video question using Instagram with the tag Tuesday at 8:30pm on CNN.
http://www.cnn.com/specials/politics/dem-debate-questions

Which questions would you like asked during the October 13th CNN Facebook Democratic debate? Submit your question as a comment to the Facebook post below or post a video question to Instagram with .

10/07/2015

via North Carolina Democratic Party

10/06/2015

It's a primary election day throwback to the good old days! Go vote in your local municipal primary election TODAY before 7:30pm. Check for your polling place here: https://vt.ncsbe.gov/Voter_Search_Public/

08/12/2015

Thomas Mills: "The days of sticking candidates in a call room and telling them not to spend any money until the last two months of a campaign should be over. That strategy will never work in a Republican-held district where there are as many Republicans as Democrats and independents make up a quarter or more of the voters. The only way to win in that district is to change the dynamic of the race early enough to attract donors so that there is money to spend in those last two months."
http://www.politicsnc.com/run-democrats-you-can-win/

A PPP poll came out last week that should give Democrats a boost and hope. Senator Trudy Wade has an approval rating that’s way underwater. Only 30% approve of the job she’s doing while 54% disappr...