by John Wynne | Oct 23, 2015 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NCGov |
Here’s a piece of good economic news: Forbes magazine has ranked North Carolina as the #2 state in the nation for businesses and careers. Utah came in first. A large part of the magazine’s methodology emphasizes taxation and the regulatory environment,...
by John Wynne | Oct 21, 2015 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, National Politics |
With President Obama by his side, Vice President Joe Biden announced in the Rose Garden that he’s not making a White House run. That ought to come as a relief to the Hillary Clinton campaign. A Biden run would make for a more competitive primary and would hinder...
by John Wynne | Oct 20, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGA |
Want to know why so many legislators aren’t running again? Here’s a fact: serving in the General Assembly is just not fun. Case in point is Rep. Nathan Baskerville (D-Vance), who announced yesterday he’s not running again. Baskerville is only 34...
by John Wynne | Oct 19, 2015 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, National Politics |
A lot of people on the Republican side are now conceding that Trump has staying power. It’s been four months since he’s gotten into the race, and every month has seen predictions of his impending demise. The longer he stays at the top of the polls, the...
by John Wynne | Oct 15, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC House Races, NC Politics, NCGA |
The legislature is losing its one unaffiliated member. Paul Tine, who represents a coastal district in the State House, in a previous post Tine was named as the most vulnerable incumbent legislator in the lower chamber. By ending his tenure on his own terms, Tine...
by John Wynne | Oct 14, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, US Senate |
Former State Representative Deborah Ross is now running for U.S. Senate against Richard Burr. Her campaign began with a video, launched under a cloak of darkness and in the aftermath of a Democratic presidential debate. The North Carolina Republican Party is already...
