by John Wynne | Sep 24, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Democrats, Demographic Trends, Features, NC Politics |
Former State Rep. Deborah Ross has resigned from her job as counsel at the Triangle Transit Authority in order to commit full-time to “considering” a run against U.S. Senator Richard Burr. That’s a fairly significant step … and it’s not...
by John Wynne | Sep 23, 2015 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, National Politics |
Marco Rubio just might epitomize the old cliche spouted by hacks that elections are marathons and not sprints. He’s in a good position right now, especially considering where he started out. Most people thought Rubio was going to bow out in favor of his old...
by John Wynne | Sep 21, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Democrats, Features, NC Politics, US Senate |
Apparently great minds think alike – or at least the minds of Democratic politicians in North Carolina. Today both State Senator Josh Stein and Spring Lake Mayor Chris Rey announced that they were seeking higher office. To no one’s surprise, Stein is...
by John Wynne | Sep 18, 2015 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGA |
This has been a lousy week for spin operatives on the Left. Since the budget was released, we’ve been hearing nonstop about how awful and destructive it is for the state, how it shortchanges teachers and will send the state back to the Stone Age. If the rhetoric...
by John Wynne | Sep 16, 2015 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Democrats, Features, NC Politics, NCGOP
The results are in for the Charlotte mayoral primaries. As a result of last night, the GOP’s chances of taking back the mayoralty increased ever-so-slightly. For the Democrats, former Mecklenburg County Commission Chair Jennifer Roberts failed to break the 40%...
