by Ken Goodman | Apr 17, 2015 | Ads |
For more than a century Democrats in North Carolina were able to govern by forging a working coalition with progressive and pro-business, middle-of-the road voters. Great governors like Kerr Scott, Luther Hodges, Terry Sanford, Bob Scott and Jim Hunt knew North...
by John Wynne | Feb 20, 2015 | Ads, Campaigns, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NCGA |
Friday is usually when we do our “Worst Week in Raleigh/NC Politics” feature, but today we’re doing something a little different. On occasion, someone in NC politics has a week that is so spectacularly good that it just has to be documented. Today,...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 28, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Ads, Editor's Blog, US Senate |
In the final month of the campaign, Thom Tillis has trailed Kay Hagan by a very slim margin. As he enters the final week, he’s still working on converting voters or persuading the very few undecideds left. He’s bringing in the moderate Republicans like John McCain and...
by Thomas Mills | Sep 29, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Ads, Editor's Blog, US Senate |
The Tillis campaign is trying to change the conversation in North Carolina again. This time, they’ve chosen foreign policy. The campaign released an ad today accusing Hagan of missing Armed Service Committee hearings while the Islamic State was taking over portions of...
by Thomas Mills | Sep 19, 2014 | Ads, Editor's Blog |
Thom Tillis has a new ad up. And he’s still talking about education. As long he’s running ads about public schools, Kay Hagan’s campaign is controlling the message. Tillis needs to get off of education all together. Not many people believe Republicans spent more on...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 27, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Ads, Editor's Blog, US Senate |
Karl Rove’s latest ad attacking Kay Hagan gets an R rating–for ridiculous. Rove is accusing Hagan of trying to cut social security and Medicare benefits while simultaneously increasing the debt. The message is muddled and the accusations aren’t believable. ...