Push back

This is an inaugural post ... setting out what we hope will be a series of talking points of the day. The goal? Build a unified front to push back against the Thom Tillis right wing lie machine.

Today's push back:

Republicans are lying when they say the Racial Justice Act is a way to free murderers from prison. The truth is, that simply won't happen. Three former North Carolina Supreme Court Justices have said so.

Exciting changes coming to BlueNC!

As we wrap up our sixth year of stirring the political pot in North Carolina, approaching 10,000 posts during that time, we're looking ahead to 2012 with several exciting changes in the works.

An open letter to Jim Rogers at Duke Energy

Still no answer.

Orr weighs in on the Anti-Marriage Amendment

The Puppymaster talks about 9/11

Site maintenance

We are doing a little work on the site today and so BlueNC will be down intermittently during midday hours. Thanks for your patience.

Democracy NC: Same-Day Voter Registration

BlueNC has invited progressive organizations working for change in North Carolina to share their goals and experiences. Adam Sotak is an Organizer for Democracy North Carolina, a non-partisan and non-profit voting rights organization based in Carrboro. He responded with this call for same-day voter registration. (The N.C. Democratic Party State Executive Committee passed a Resolution of Support for Same-Day Registration at their meeting on Jan. 28 in Raleigh.)

Did You Know?

>> Over 1 million voting-age citizens
in North Carolina are not registered to vote*.

>> Over 300,000 potential voters
age 18-24 in North Carolina are not registered to vote*.

>> Over 400,000 of our state’s
1,000,000 unregistered voting-age citizens are 35 and under*.

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