by John Wynne | Jul 31, 2017 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, Politics |
Seeing as how voter registration has been in the news a lot lately, I thought now might be a good time to conduct an updated analysis on registration trends in the state. This will be the first in a series of posts. The biggest difficulty lies in determining a...
by John Wynne | Jul 10, 2017 | 2018 elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, Politics |
Robert Pittenger has a tough primary on his hands. Mark Harris, a socially conservative Baptist preacher, heavily involved with the marriage amendment and HB 2, plans to challenge the incumbent congressman once again for the GOP nomination. Last year, Pittenger...
by John Wynne | Jul 3, 2017 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NCGov, Politics |
Roy Cooper is not an ideologue. But he is a loyal, partisan Democrat – always has been. And today’s hyperpartisan political environment suits him like a glove. Gone are the days where politicians seek out compromise to win crossover appeal and broad...
by John Wynne | Apr 5, 2017 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, Politics |
A single congressional race doesn’t tend to receive much national attention – except when that congressional race is a special election. After Rep. Tom Price was appointed HHS Secretary in the Trump administration, his seat in the Atlanta suburbs...
by John Wynne | Apr 3, 2017 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, LGBT Rights |
Share The mayor of Charlotte, Jennifer Roberts, is a liberal culture warrior. Some say she was the instigator for the whole HB2 mess. When a compromise on the legislation was reached last week, she blasted it, calling it a “false repeal” and that she was...
by John Wynne | Mar 29, 2017 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, HB2 |
Many Republicans are terrified that the HB2 issue will bury them in the 2018 midterms. More specifically, they fear that they will lose their veto-proof majorities in the legislature. There is little room for error. Hence the constant talk of a compromise on the law...
