N.C. was Clinton's Waterloo
Rob Christensen: There has been a lot of history in that old basketball barn, Reynolds Coliseum -- the Dixie Classic, Everett Case and David Thompson. We can now add Sen. Barack Obama's victory speech Tuesday night -- which had the look and feel of a convention nomination acceptance speech.
A fresh, fractious era for N.C. Democrats
Rob Christensen: For most of North Carolina's history, there was no chance that a man named Barack or a woman named Beverly would finish atop the heap on election day.
State GOP ad is the ghost of Jesse Helms
Rob Christensen: We have seen this before -- North Carolina Republicans using racially loaded commercials only to be disowned by their national leaders.
N.C. loses starring role to competitive Indiana
Rob Christensen:Now the Democratic presidential race comes to North Carolina -- sort of.
Is this another remake?
Rob Christensen:Haven't we seen this movie before?
Pitfalls lurk in 2nd term
Rob Christensen:I was driving around Eastern North Carolina with Mike Easley one day in 1990 when Republican Gov. Jim Martin had his famous meltdown.
Infighting weakens Dems
Rob Christensen:You've seen the accusatory TV ads of Richard Moore and Beverly Perdue, each trying to ruin the other's reputation.
Clinton's best hope is Bubba
Rob Christensen:In the opening weeks of the Democratic presidential primary, white men -- those who are Democrats and unaffiliated -- appear to be the swing voters.
Political circus is in town
Rob Christensen:For the next six weeks, North Carolina will pretend it's Iowa -- only without the snow, silos or miles of corn.
A hotel with a history
Rob Christensen:Room 871 of The Mayflower hotel in Washington was where New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer had his career-ending tryst with a high-priced call girl.
If push comes to shove ...
Rob Christensen:The talk about the Barack Obama-Hillary Rodham Clinton race possibly being settled at the national convention reminds me of the mother of all North Carolina Democratic conventions.
A hot primary season could be in N.C.'s forecast
Rob Christensen:North Carolina voters may help pick the next president for the first time in a generation -- a case of the tail wagging the presidential dog.
Who is our Bill Buckley?
Rob Christensen:When columnist Bill Buckley died last week, he was described as the father of the modern conservative movement in America.
So far, it's Perdue's primary
Rob Christensen:State Treasurer Richard Moore and New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton are in a pickle.
Teacher's words turn tide
When "Miss Amy" Womble hobbled to the front of the room at Jonesboro Heights Methodist Church in Sanford to speak one day in 1965, the angry crowd fell silent.
Cobey shines in GOP
If North Carolina's Republican nominee for governor were chosen in a party convention or caucus, Bill Cobey would likely dominate the way "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" swept this year's Oscars.
Helms not yet displaced
Reflecting on his recent quest for the White House, U.S. Sen. John Edwards mentioned his former colleague and fellow Raleighite in less-than-flattering terms.
Ballantine says age isn't issue
Fortunately for Patrick Ballantine, North Carolina has a history of picking governors who still have all their hair and most of their teeth and can still see their feet. Jim Holshouser was 38, Jim Hunt and Bob Scott were 39 and Terry Sanford was 43 when they were first elected governor.
Caucus carries no weight
Dick Cheney was shocked when the president took a whupping in North Carolina.
W visits Charlotte - again!
Dear President Bush, Was it something we said? Do we need to take a breath mint?
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