by John Wynne | Sep 23, 2015 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, National Politics |
Marco Rubio just might epitomize the old cliche spouted by hacks that elections are marathons and not sprints. He’s in a good position right now, especially considering where he started out. Most people thought Rubio was going to bow out in favor of his old...
by John Wynne | Sep 21, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Democrats, Features, NC Politics, US Senate |
Apparently great minds think alike – or at least the minds of Democratic politicians in North Carolina. Today both State Senator Josh Stein and Spring Lake Mayor Chris Rey announced that they were seeking higher office. To no one’s surprise, Stein is...
by John Wynne | Sep 18, 2015 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGA |
This has been a lousy week for spin operatives on the Left. Since the budget was released, we’ve been hearing nonstop about how awful and destructive it is for the state, how it shortchanges teachers and will send the state back to the Stone Age. If the rhetoric...
by John Wynne | Sep 16, 2015 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Democrats, Features, NC Politics, NCGOP
The results are in for the Charlotte mayoral primaries. As a result of last night, the GOP’s chances of taking back the mayoralty increased ever-so-slightly. For the Democrats, former Mecklenburg County Commission Chair Jennifer Roberts failed to break the 40%...
by John Wynne | Sep 15, 2015 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Democrats, Features, NC Politics, NCGA
Welcome to this edition of Better Know a Legislator – the first in what we hope will be an ongoing series of exclusive interviews with those who represent us in the General Assembly. State Senator Terry Van Duyn is a Democrat who represents the 49th district....
by John Wynne | Sep 14, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, US Senate |
Richard Burr finally has a challenger. Except it’s not a Democrat. Instead, it’s someone who plans to challenge the incumbent senator from the right – Paul Wright, to be exact. Wright might be a familiar name to voters in the 4th congressional...
