by John Wynne | Nov 12, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC House Races, NC Politics, NCGA |
Democrats had a bad night in the State Senate last week. They fared a little better in the House, though, but Republicans maintained their veto-proof majority there as well, despite losing four seats. Let me remind you that the goal of Democrats was to eliminate those...
by John Wynne | Nov 11, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, Poll Analysis, US Senate |
Those who cover politics are scrambling to figure out why the polls were so off this year. Nobody saw it coming, they say. Maybe polling is no longer a reliable practice – we might be able to get the numbers in the right ballpark, but until Election Day...
by John Wynne | Nov 10, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Democrats, Features, NC Politics, NC Senate Races, NCGA, NCGOP |
Overall, Republicans did very well on Election Night when it came to the General Assembly races, especially in the State Senate, where they actually managed to pick up a seat. Yes, they lost a few in the House, and we’ll cover those later, but they maintained...
by John Wynne | Nov 7, 2014 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Democrats, Features, NC Politics, US Senate |
First, let’s hear Hagan’s (and No No Cat’s) official response to rumors that she’s going to mount a comeback bid in 2016: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cl5z3jy8ixE On a serious note, I first got wind of this talk on Twitter on Election Night,...
by John Wynne | Nov 6, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Democrats, Features, NC House Races, NC Politics, NC Senate Races, NCGA, US Senate |
I don’t think it’s exaggerating things to say that the 2014 elections in North Carolina were an unmitigated disaster for Democrats. True, there were a few bright spots: they swept the Wake County Board of Commissioners races, gained a few seats in the...
