by John Wynne | Dec 3, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, National Politics, NC Politics |
Donald Trump is coming to Raleigh tomorrow night, where he’ll hold a rally at Dorton Arena. Folks familiar with Raleigh know Dorton Arena as the unusually shaped structure on the State Fairgrounds. And it’s also yuuge, with a seating capacity of over...
by John Wynne | Dec 2, 2015 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, National Politics, Polling |
Donald Trump has crashed the Republican Party and reversed the fortunes of many of his fellow contenders. But there’s one candidate who’s benefited from the rise of Trump and that’s Ted Cruz. Because of Trump, the Senator from Texas looks like a...
by John Wynne | Dec 1, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC House Races, NC Politics |
Elections usually aren’t won or lost on Election Day, the early voting period, or even during the campaign itself. Rather, they’re lost in the filing period and in particular the months leading up to it. You can’t win unless you show up and failure...
by John Wynne | Nov 30, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NC Senate Races, NCGOP
We’re done with Thanksgiving so Senate Rules chairman Tom Apodaca (R-Hendersonville) has presumably made up his mind as to whether or not to run for reelection. It’s hard to think of a scenario where progressives would prefer Apodaca to run again. But this...
by John Wynne | Nov 25, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGOP, NCGov |
You wouldn’t know it from the headlines, but technically the nominees for governor haven’t been decided yet. In fact, no one has even filed. But there’s a good chance McCrory and especially Cooper will be facing opposition in their respective...
