A Deep Dive into Buncombe County and NC Democrats' Losing Strategy
Something has to change.
If these party leaders were university coaches, they’d have been fired years ago. Yet, the same people keep running the show, and Western NC keeps paying the price. While NC State Democrats have some strong, aggressive leadership, Buncombe County’s party is a joke—winning the easy races while flopping in the tough ones.
Taking a quinoa salad to a MAGA knife fight will yield the same results every time: losing.
When candidates take the fight to their opponents, they’re scolded for being “like Trump” or hit with the tired, self-righteous line: “We’re better than that.” Maybe. But then you lose.
Dr. Rachel Bitecofer, a top campaign strategist, lays out the numbers from the last presidential election in MUCK YOU! podcast:
Harris/Walz spent $2 billion on ads—90% positive, 10% negative.
Trump/Vance spent $1 billion—90% negative, hammering Harris, trans athletes, and the border.
Who won?
Josh Stein ran a very good, safe campaign. He could afford to. His opponent self-immolated by spending too muc…
