The Southern Dem

I have been working hard building a letter to the editor tool at my new home, Democratic Muse . I enjoyed this blog while I was active and ...

After almost two years blogging under the pseudonym, The Southern Dem, I've decided to post under my real name. I've also decided I...

A few days ago, Larry Kissell wrote a diary on DailyKos titled No Confidence in Politics as Usual. Tucked away in that diary was this litt...

Those of you who read Anglico's post and comments at BlueNC found at this link are familiar with a couple of the new talking points the...

How many times are we going to have to call those whining wingnuts (uh...er...Republicans for those who aren't into some innocent name c...

Inspired by what I learned at the rally for a state earned income tax credit held by ACORN and Working Families Win a couple of weeks ago, I...

It's a well-known Robin Hayes campaign stunt, going from town to town carrying a giant blank check that he can fill in and erase at will...

Jim Morrill has an encouraging report from the S.C. Democratic Convention. Excitement abounds.

First it was the NRSC sending out a fundraiser last year that had the potential to scam those easily intimidated. Now the RNC appears to b...

State Senator Malcolm Graham has decided against running to replace Pat McCrory as mayor of Charlotte. Jim Morrill of The Charlotte Observe...

Dan Besse, one of our strong Democratic candidates for Lt. Governor in North Carolina, attended the Mecklenburg County Democratic Party conv...

The Larry Kissell team has found one of the 330 votes we were missing in 2006. Not only that, this vote actually takes one away from Robin ...

I spent time at the Mecklenburg County Democratic Party convention yesterday and have decided to take a brief sabbatical from criticizing my...