Thom Tillis

CBS’s Cordes Laments Campaign Spending in N.C. Senate Race; Blames Citizens United Decision

curtis.houck — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 05:06:28 +0000

Curtis Houck

CBS News congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes profiled the North Carolina Senate race during Wednesday night’s CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley and devoted much of her report highlighting the fact that the race between incumbent Democratic Senator Kay Hagan and Republican challenger and State House Speaker Thom Tillis has become

— Curtis Houck is News Analyst at the Media Research Center. Follow Curtis Houck on Twitter.

‘Big Three’ Ignore Democratic Debate No-Show But Promoted ‘Fangate’ Controversy

jeffrey.meyer — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 15:26:26 +0000

Jeffrey Meyer

Senator Kay Hagan (D-N.C.) and her Republican opponent, North Carolina House Speaker Thom Tillis, are currently locked in a close Senate race, but with less than two weeks until Election Day Senator Hagan declined to participate in debate Tuesday night. Despite Senator Hagan’s absence, all three network morning shows ignored the story on their Wednesday morning broadcasts.

— Jeffrey Meyer is a News Analyst at the Media Research Center. Follow Jeffrey Meyer on Twitter.

With Midterms Looming, Chris Matthews Spies Sexism from GOP Candidate Thom Tillis

scott.whitlock — Mon, 08 Sep 2014 19:03:25 +0000

Scott Whitlock

MSNBC may be gearing up for another election season of the "war on women." The Hardball host on Friday speculated whether the Republican senatorial candidate from North Carolina engaged in sexism by aggressively attacking his Democratic opponent. Before showing clips of Thom Tillis sparring with Senator Kay Hagan, Matthews sneered, "But sometimes, the more we watch, the more we avert our eyes." [MP3 audio here.]

— Scott Whitlock is Senior News Analyst at the Media Research Center. Follow Scott Whitlock on Twitter.