by Kirk Kovach | Mar 1, 2019 | 2020 election, Politics, The Kovach Corner
The next best hope for North Carolina Republicans is, apparently, not too great at reading legislation from a General Assembly his own party controls. Current lieutenant governor and aspiring gubernatorial candidate Dan Forest shared a Fox News article from his...
by Kirk Kovach | Feb 16, 2019 | 2020 election, Democrats, The Kovach Corner
Politico published an article yesterday outlining how the Democratic Primary will unfold over the next year or so. Back during the primary leading up to Hillary Clinton’s eventual nomination in 2016, a lot of people were uncomfortable with the processes and took...
by Kirk Kovach | Feb 7, 2019 | 2020 election, Poll Analysis, Polling, The Kovach Corner
I admit: at this point, reading polls and taking them as an indication of anything more than a snapshot in time is a mistake. But to discard what they say now, and what they might portend, is also wrongheaded. Øptimus Consulting released a poll conducted between...
by Thomas Mills | Jan 8, 2019 | 2020 election, Editor's Blog, NC Politics
Today marks the beginning of primary season. While I’m sure more will emerge in coming weeks, Cal Cunningham’s announcement today that he’s running for lieutenant governor sets up a challenge to Democratic state senator Terry Van Duyn of Buncombe County. Let the races...