Thomas Mills
Editor and publisher of PoliticsNC. Erstwhile Democratic political consultant with 30 years on the campaign battlefield. Now offering insight into North Carolina and national politics. Father, grandfather, dogfather. Tar Heel.
https://politicsnc.com
- Trump thought he could gerrymander a House majority but that effort might blow up in his face. open.substack.com/pub/politics...
- The anger of the Tea Party, Occupy Wall Street, and MAGA are all found in the Epstein saga. open.substack.com/pub/politics...
- Political pressure needs to come from within the tent. open.substack.com/pub/politics...
- Tillis is becoming the voice of Republican Senators too scared to speak for themselves. open.substack.com/pub/politics...
- For 20 years, Republicans have tanked every attempt at reforming our broken immigration system because their base insists on deporting everyone. It’s never going to happen. open.substack.com/pub/politics...
- Trump wanted to make Minnesota an example. It's backfired. open.substack.com/pub/politics...
- Anderson Clayton, Travis Fain, and I talk primaries, Trump, and religion. Great show if you have power. open.substack.com/pub/politics...
- I’ve been concerned that Democrats are becoming too pessimistic about the election actually happening and it could hamper turnout, especially among younger voters. open.substack.com/pub/politics...
- North Carolina is a bit to the right of the country as a whole. open.substack.com/pub/politics...
- Conservatives traded narrow political wins for chaotic governance that's left us isolated, weaker, and more divided. open.substack.com/pub/politics...
- The CNN poll says only 35% of the people believe Donald Trump is someone they can be proud to have as president. open.substack.com/pub/politics...
- The Republican primaries in North Carolina have national implications. open.substack.com/pub/politics...
- Tillis is finding his voice. It’s just a little bit late. open.substack.com/pub/politics...
- Anderson Clayton, Travis Fain, and I discuss primaries, predictions, and rough start to the year. Also, a great shot of the top of my head. open.substack.com/pub/politics...
- NC Governor Josh Stein is playing in Democratic primaries to strengthen his political hand. open.substack.com/pub/politics...
- I think Americans who aren’t invested in a side will watch the video and see an unjust killing. open.substack.com/pub/politics...
- Republicans chose Trumpism over conservative principles. open.substack.com/pub/politics...
- Trump has yet to define the national interest that justifies the invasion. I suspect its more personal interest. open.substack.com/pub/politics...
- I’m glad 2025 is over. Let’s hope 2026 is better. open.substack.com/pub/politics...
- Stein is cutting his own path as governor. open.substack.com/pub/politics...
- Bringing the crazy to the North Carolina Senate primary. open.substack.com/pub/politics...
- It’s hard to imagine a more influential governor than Jim Hunt. open.substack.com/pub/politics...
- The Civitas Partisan Index offers a baseline for every legislative race and a way to think about the election. open.substack.com/pub/politics...
- The House Majority Leader fabricated accusations about books in the Chapel HIll-Carrboro schools. open.substack.com/pub/politics...
- North Carolina is 48th in per pupil spending and a guy from a county with failing schools is attacking a school district with the most successful schools in the state. open.substack.com/pub/politics...
- The Europeans and Canadians think we're and asshole country. open.substack.com/pub/politics...
- Senate President Pro-tem Phil Berger’s primary strategy begins with humiliating himself. open.substack.com/pub/politics...
- Republicans are trying to choose their opponents. open.substack.com/pub/politics...
- This poll shows NC slightly to right of the nation as a whole.
- Anderson Clayton, Travis Fain, and I talk about candidate filings, primary, races, and more on Restless Natives NC. open.substack.com/pub/politics...
- The recipe for independents to win. open.substack.com/pub/politics...
- Thom Tillis knows his votes for Hegseth and Trump’s degenerate cabinet members were wrong. He can start to make it right by doing his job and demanding accountability. open.substack.com/pub/politics...
- It's a time of reflection. open.substack.com/pub/politics...
- From Marjory Taylor Greene to Nick Fuentes to MAGA influencers in Nigeria, it’s been a rough month for Republicans. open.substack.com/pub/politics...
- New episode with Anderson Clayton and Travis Fain breaking down the political news in North Carolina.
- People who have spent the past decade declaring themselves constitutional conservatives should either step up or shut up. open.substack.com/pub/politics...
- Two national polls show Dems with large leads in the Congressional generic ballot and one in North Carolina shows Cooper up by nine. open.substack.com/pub/politics...
- Cosplaying thugs in camo gear are assaulting U.S. citizens and terrorizing communities. open.substack.com/pub/politics...
- It’s beginning to look a lot like 2006. open.substack.com/pub/politics...
- What happens in New York City, stays in New York City. Also, Democratic Socialists should take a cue from Europeans. open.substack.com/pub/politics...
- Schumer and company are operating under rules that no longer apply. Time has passed them by. open.substack.com/pub/politics...
- Great insight into the elections both in North Carolina and nationally. open.substack.com/pub/politics...
- As of last night, a whole lot of Congressional and down-ballot races are in play in 2026 that weren’t yesterday—unless Republicans reverse course. open.substack.com/pub/politics...
- Republicans are SHOCKED, I say, SHOCKED that Tucker Carlson would host the same white supremacist who had dinner with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago. open.substack.com/pub/politics...
- North Carolina House Minority Leader Robert Reives and I sit down to talk about the lack of a budget, mid-decade redistricting, and small town voters. open.substack.com/pub/politics...
- A ProPublica profiles exposes the extremism of North Carolina Chief Justice Paul Newby. open.substack.com/pub/politics...
- Republicans who say Trump is not eligible for a third term will fall in line if he seeks one. open.substack.com/pub/politics...
- State Senator Michael Garrett linked gerrymandering to rising authoritarianism so the GOP refused to record his speech in the public record. open.substack.com/pub/politics...
