by John Wynne | Oct 5, 2015 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, National Politics |
The Republican base has a strange, love-hate relationship with their man, George W. Bush. They love his macho attitude, his faith, and his regular-guy persona. They love how he stuck to his principles, even if they made him very unpopular. Most of all, they remember...
by John Wynne | Oct 1, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGov, Polling |
According to Public Policy Polling, Governor McCrory is locked in a tight race with prospective Democratic nominee Roy Cooper in the 2016 gubernatorial race. But unlike previous surveys, McCrory actually posts a narrow lead, 44-41. The governor’s approval is...
by John Wynne | Sep 30, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics |
At about 4:20 this morning, Rep. Paul Stam announced that this will be his last term in the North Carolina House. The news came just as lawmakers were getting ready to adjourn. Stam, in his position as speaker pro-tem, is the #2 Republican in the House. A lawyer from...
by John Wynne | Sep 29, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics |
The latest poll from PPP shows that reports of Trump’s demise have been greatly exaggerated by DC insiders longing for a return to normalcy. In North Carolina, Trump has expanded his lead from last month, going from 24% to 26%. He leads his nearest challenger,...
by John Wynne | Sep 28, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGOP |
The more vulnerable Renee Ellmers appears, the more likely it is that she’ll win another term in Congress. Call it the Renee Ellmers vulnerability paradox. Back in January, the congresswoman drew the ire of conservatives when she appeared to stop a ban on...
by John Wynne | Sep 25, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Democrats, Features, National Politics |
Much has changed since the 1960s, when Jesse Helms opposed a state zoo on the basis that one could be constructed just by putting up a fence around Chapel Hill. But through the decades, Chapel Hill’s reputation as a bastion of liberalism in a somewhat...
