What is a live-blog?

Submitted by Betsy Muse on Thu, 03/20/2008 - 12:23pm.

BlueNC has a live-blog series that includes real-time community interviews with candidates, community and Party leaders and experts on topics of interest to the community. We also have community members who attend conventions, meetings, rallies or other events who will live-blog from the event so that the rest of the community can participate "virtually".

And Helms begat Reagan...


Arguably, Ronald Reagan's Helms enabled win in the 1976 NC primary was all the encouragement he needed to try again in 1980, setting the stage for the Reagan Revolution and synergistic escapades like this one...

TrueMeckDem on Myers Park Pat

"My opinion of Pat has changed over the years. I used to think he was truly a man of the people but the longer he has been mayor, the less I think of him.

As with most cities, Charlotte has three political parties: Dem, Rep, and Chamber of Commerce. Pat is definitely the puppet of the COC here. What is good for business is good for Charlotte and Pat ... very personable guy, he has gotten a bunch of Dems in these parts to vote for him but I don't trust him."

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