WataugaWatch
Citizen journalist with a mean streak for progressive causes. Was the founding editor of the Appalachian Journal in 1972, retired 2000. Began WataugaWatch blog in 2003. Covers NC politics, with microscopic fascination for Watauga County.
- Ouch! That’s gonna hurt.
- It's unfortunate that the world has progressed but you haven't.
- Pay attention to Kyah Creekmore, who wants to replace Virginia Foxx in Congress. blog.wataugawatch.net/2026/01/kyah...
- Way to go, Bruce!
- NC college students sue for restoration of campus polling sites at NC A&T, UNC-G, and Western Carolina blog.wataugawatch.net/2026/01/stud...
- Talarico turns John Cornyn warning into a rallying cry. blog.wataugawatch.net/2026/01/tala...
- It’s important to remember that Trump doesn’t do anything without calculating how he’ll profit personally. Tell me he isn’t wetting his beak through this Bd of Fucking Peace
- Unprecedented and indefensible.
- No, it’s about retribution
- In the soup, and it ain't funny. blog.wataugawatch.net/2026/01/the-...
- Keeping tabs on brand-new Congressman Pat Harrigan from Hickory and his "anti-urban populism." Worth a read. newbranchhead.substack.com/p/pat-harrig...
- I'm just getting to know Kyah Creekmore, who's in a Dems primary for Virginia Foxx's seat in Congress. blog.wataugawatch.net/2026/01/the-...
- Nuff said.
- That's the attitude exactly!
- The anger just builds and builds. blog.wataugawatch.net/2026/01/poli...
- A Dem primary will settle the matter in NCHouse Dist. 106. Goodbye, Carla Cunningham? blog.wataugawatch.net/2026/01/carl...
- The Schietzelt v. Hopkins rematch in House Dist. 35. blog.wataugawatch.net/2026/01/schi...
- Smoky Mountain News takes a sledgehammer to fast-food king and Congressman Chuck Edwards blog.wataugawatch.net/2026/01/this...
- A veritable pile-up of party primaries in NC House Dist. 32. blog.wataugawatch.net/2026/01/dual...
- Tricia Cotham's two hoops to jump in 2026. blog.wataugawatch.net/2026/01/tric...
- Democratic prospects for flipping NCSenate 34 depends on whether the tarnished R incumbent wins his primary in March. blog.wataugawatch.net/2026/01/repu...
- Republican Michael Lee in NCSenate 7 is looking mighty safe. More's the pity. blog.wataugawatch.net/2025/12/mich...
- Republican incumbent Lisa Stone Barnes is prime target for Dems who intend to end Republican hegemony in the NC Senate. blog.wataugawatch.net/2025/12/targ...
- Legendarily self-destructive Ms. Morrow intends to crash Michael Whatley's coronation. blog.wataugawatch.net/2025/12/mich...
- Republicans in North Carolina grandstanding against words words WORDS! blog.wataugawatch.net/2025/12/year...
- There need to be lawsuits over elimination of polling sites at WCU, UNC-G, and NC A&T. blog.wataugawatch.net/2025/12/sue-...
- Building a 2026 blue wave in yesterday's special elections. blog.wataugawatch.net/2025/12/inti...
- Trump is the funniest show on TV right now. blog.wataugawatch.net/2025/12/ther...
- The saga of the allegedly "woke" Republican executive in Texas targeted for elimination by LtGov Dan Patrick. She's fighting back. blog.wataugawatch.net/2025/12/davy...
- The odor that follows Tim Moore like a cloud. blog.wataugawatch.net/2025/12/ther...
- Alex H. Jones, assessing the self-destructive crankiness of GOP leaders. blog.wataugawatch.net/2025/12/prin...
- Congresswoman Virginia Foxx has drawn a primary -- again! -- not that it ever matters. blog.wataugawatch.net/2025/12/virg...
- This group is boycotting Rep Chuck Edwards' McDonald's over his vote for the Big Beautiful Bill. blog.wataugawatch.net/2025/11/the-...
- Fake news, fake influencers on X. blog.wataugawatch.net/2025/11/fake...
- Responding to an article attacking voter registration at AppState. blog.wataugawatch.net/2025/11/mich...
- The frequently disgruntled Rep. Mark Pless draws an impressive Dem opponent in an R+9 NCHouse dist. blog.wataugawatch.net/2025/11/impr...
- How to confront Trump's goon squads in North Carolina. blog.wataugawatch.net/2025/11/how-...
- Next Special Election to pay attention to: Tenn's 7th CD, Aftyn Behn vs. Matt Van Epps. blog.wataugawatch.net/2025/11/the-...
- "Get the hell out of my yard, assholes!" Early account of the action during Operation Charlotte's Web. blog.wataugawatch.net/2025/11/oper...
- Trump's found a new way to hurt NC -- bankrupt solar energy! blog.wataugawatch.net/2025/11/trum...
- Gov. Josh Stein holds the moral high ground in special session standoff. blog.wataugawatch.net/2025/11/berg...
- We're pleased that Rep Jason Crow is vetting potential Congressional candidates blog.wataugawatch.net/2025/11/so-m...
- Sometimes primaries against the establishment are the only path forward. blog.wataugawatch.net/2025/11/indi...
- Fucking Republican puritans in the Senate! blog.wataugawatch.net/2025/11/when...
- None so blind as those who can't see.
- "Folding" is the Democratic jam. Obviously.
- Why? To prove to those who voted "Democratic" last Tuesday that they misplaced their trust?
- Then there's this.
