Rachel Maddow: North Carolina Is Like 'Conservatives Gone Wild' Right Now

[UCmeNdc]

Rachel Maddow took North Carolina Republicans to task Wednesday for their attempts to push changes to election law that could discourage voters -- a situation she described as "conservatives gone wild."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/04/rachel-maddow-north-carolina_n_3544493.html?utm_hp_ref=media

[dmosh42]

1. There are at least a half million MORE Dem voters in NC, but they chose this state gov't.....

so be happy!

[John2]

2. Actually, Democrats

out voted Republicans in North Carolina. The Districts were gerrymandered. The big mistake was giving the GOP, the governorship too. They thought McCrory was a moderate. Now they are trying to fix the overall election in the state by trying to make it harder to vote. It should back fire on them, because it will hurt whites just as much as minorities.

[meow2u3]

3. It sounds as if the NC gov baited and switched the voters

It's a pattern with the teabagger gang; campaign on a center-right platform and then govern like right-wing dictators.

Corbett pulled the same bait-and-switch con on Pennsylvania voters in 2010, as did Scott Walker in WI, Snyder in MI, and Catshit in OH.

[Mopar151]

4. It's the unholy alliance with the budget slashers

There are always a small, vocal minority who are convinced that hacking big chunks out of a budget is the only possible answer to any question. Trouble is, this kinda sorta works for about 1.5 budget cycles, then it tanks- always
The "genius" of the tea party is the linking of these mad slashers with the economic Flat Earth / free market crowd and enough old pros behind the scenes to get serious media penetration.

[illegaloperation]

5. Like John2 said

McCrory won because a lot of Democrats thought he is a moderate (since he was the mayor of Charlotte) and voted for him.

As for the general assembly, Republicans has supermajority because of redistricting/gerrymandering.

[Yavin4]

6. According to some DUers, there's no difference so what's the worry?

Both parties are exactly the same.

[EdwardSmith74]

7. Does this involve naked Republican women?

If it does, I don't think I want to know about it. What has been seen cannot be unseen.