Black Mountain Democrats

06/24/2026

Your President, ladies and gentlemen.

Today, he refused to sign a bipartisan bill designed to ease Americans’ housing costs, until the Senate passes the so called SAVE Act (which isn’t going to happen because it ‘s opposed by all Democrats, and the Republicans won’t eliminate the filibuster).

06/23/2026

For the July 17 meeting of Black Mountain Democrats Read, our book club, we will discuss Anatomy of a Purple State, by Chris Cooper. Dr. Cooper, Professor of Political Science and Public Affairs at WCU, frequently comments on North Carolina politics in local, state, and national media. In Anatomy of a Purple State, Dr. Cooper breaks down why the Tar Heel State is a key bellwether and a primary battleground in American democracy, reasons that include hyper-partisanship, gerrymandering, and the urban-rural divide. Please join us! See the link in the comments.

06/23/2026

Reminder: Black Mountain BearWise Community meets at the Black Mountain Library at 6 p.m. this evening (Tuesday, 6/23) to discuss ways to protect our beloved bears from careless or uninformed humans.

06/23/2026

Woohoo! But this means we still have a lot of work to do to inform those undecided voters about our candidates. Join us as we talk to our neighbors this weekend! See the link in the comment.

Boom - big new Catawba College poll of North Carolina likely voters out today:

US SENATE:
🔵Roy Cooper: 48%
🔴Michael Whatley for Senate: 34%
⚪️Other/Undecided: 18%

NC SUPREME COURT:
🔵Anita Earls: 40%
🔴Sarah Stevens for NC Supreme Court: 35%
⚪️Other/Undecided: 25%

NC STATE LEGE GENERIC BALLOT: (House/Senate)
🔵Democratic: 44/45%
🔴Republican: 38/37%

TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: -13
STEIN JOB APPROVAL: +26

Fielded June 1-10, 2026. N=905 NC likely voters. MoE=3.8%. Conducted by YouGov.

Full data and results: https://www.catawba.edu/news/all-news/2026/yougov-27/

06/23/2026

06/22/2026

“The whole world is worse off with a stronger Iran, but it will be triply worse off if Trump and Bibi win their elections. Because five more years of Netanyahu as prime minister would be the end of Israel as a Jewish democracy. And two more years of Trump controlling the White House, the Senate, the House and effectively the Supreme Court would pose the same danger to American democracy.”

The Iran deal wasn’t about peace but answering Trump’s personal needs.

06/22/2026

go ahead look it up MAGA I dare ya