Donna Martinez

Join us for the first Shaftesbury Society event of 2020, featuring JLF’s Becki Gray. North Carolina has implemented transformational reforms in the last decade that have created more opportunities for more people than ever before. Becki Gray has been at the table, in the trenches, and at the forefront…

Hard to believe, but very soon, our nation will begin casting votes for presidential candidates. Here are some interesting Real Clear Politics averages.

Roughly 100,000 teachers are employed by North Carolina public schools and public charter schools. These teachers garner lots of attention from elected officials. Right now that attention is coming from Gov. Roy Cooper and Lt. Gov. Dan Forest. Both sent communications to the teachers, creating a dueling narrative about how…

A new poll conducted for CNN by SSRS of U.S. adults show a big drop in support for impeachment of President  Donald Trump. In mid-November, support for impeachment/removal of Trump stood at 50%. The new poll shows support at 45% — a 5 point drop. Full polling can be…

A recent Quinnipiac poll shows interesting voter views on which major political party is better at handling particular issues. Details here.

Harper Polling surveyed likely Republican primary voters on a number of issues, including choices for U.S. Senate and Governor. Former Gov. Pat McCrory — who is not running — leads the poll with 42% of likely voters choosing him. Carolina Journal reports on the latest poll here.  …

From Real Clear Politics comes a fascinating chart that shows a comparison of job approval rating averages between President Barack Obama in December 2011, and President Donald Trump today. The raw percentages are listed below the chart on the RCP page.  …