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Michael Whatley’s Platform: Jobs Vanish, Rights Recede, Communities Collapse

John Muryell

Michael Whatley is selling North Carolina a fantasy: gleaming factories, booming towns, and patriotic prosperity. But behind the stage lights and slogans lies a brutal truth—his platform is engineered for abandonment. The jobs are automated. The hospitals are closing. The food banks are overwhelmed. And the rights that anchor daily life are being stripped, one policy at a time. At the heart of Whatley’s pitch is a manufacturing revival. However, the jobs he promises are being taken over by machines. The factories are real. The paychecks are not. “Tariffs may shift supply chains, but they don’t bring back jobs,” said … Continue reading Michael Whatley’s Platform: Jobs Vanish, Rights Recede, Communities Collapse

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Red States, Red Flags: The Hidden Cost of Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill

John Muryell

If political self-sabotage were a competitive sport, the GOP’s latest legislative gamble—Trump’s so-called “Big Beautiful Bill”—might just win gold. Let’s be clear: this bill isn’t just a policy package. It’s a 1,000-page freight train barreling toward November 2026, loaded with Medicaid cuts, ballooning deficits, and just enough party infighting to light up every swing district in the country. And the irony? It’s Republican-led states that may suffer most from the fallout. Political theater, policy minefieldCrafted under pressure from Trump’s campaign team and rushed to the floor with minimal review, the bill is stuffed with provisions that look great in a … Continue reading Red States, Red Flags: The Hidden Cost of Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill