About: Rick Henderson

Welcome back! Carolina Journal and John Locke Foundation staff will blog the debate between President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney beginning at 9 p.m. Stay tuned …  

Greetings! John Locke Foundation and Carolina Journal staff members will provide analysis and commentary here beginning at 7. Thanks for dropping by!   As always, any opinions belong to the author.

• Opening statements.  Carolina Journal editors and reporters will liveblog the debates for governor and president tonight, here at the Locker Room. Drop by!   • Face to face. 8th Congressional District incumbent Rep. Larry Kissell, a Democrat, and Richard Hudson, his Republican challenger, will meet today at a noon forum in Lumberton.   •Continue Reading

• Here come da (unknown) judge. The latest survey by Democratic firm Public Policy Polling shows Pat McCrory with a safe lead for governor over Walter Dalton and Barbara Howe. Meantime, the race for a seat on the N.C. Supreme Court appears wide open, with Appeals Court Judge Jimmy Ervin holding an 8-point lead overContinue Reading

• Congressional debates. WECT-TV  in Wilmington hosted the first of two debates between Rep. Mike McIntyre, D-7th Districts, and his Republican challenger David Rouzer. The video is on the station’s website, and the second debate is scheduled for broadcast Saturday on WRAL-TV in Raleigh.   • Not easy being green. Calling the 2012 short sessionContinue Reading

• Obamacare on the docket. 9th Congressional District candidates Robert Pittenger (R) and Jennifer Roberts (D) debated Wednesday in Charlotte.   • On the stump. GOP candidate for governor Pat McCrory will hold a rally in Emerald Isle Saturday, joined by Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal.   • Survey says … A new NBC News/Marist pollContinue Reading

• Moving money. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which has canceled two weeks of ad buys for 8th District Rep. Larry Kissell, announces it’s buying new ads for 7th District Rep. Mike McIntyre. Meantime, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce endorses McIntyre in his race against Republican challenger David Rouzer.   • ID theft? State Rep.Continue Reading

• Who dat? The state Democratic Party’s Oct. 6 Western Gala fundraiser features a host of unknowns.   • Teaching or preaching? Materials offered by the Town of Cary about bond measures on the Nov. 6 ballot may be crossing the line between education and advocacy.   • Taxing math. President Obama’s campaign hits MittContinue Reading