by John Wynne | Sep 10, 2015 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, National Politics, Polling |
Carson Fever is real. The latest polls for the GOP nomination show him consistently in second place to Donald Trump. That’s not much comfort for the Republican party elite. They’d prefer Carson to Trump but earlier they thought Carson would be the...
by John Wynne | Sep 9, 2015 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics |
The marquee race next Tuesday will be the primary election in Charlotte. There’s competitive primaries on both sides. For the Democrats, former Mecklenburg County Commission chair Jennifer Roberts appears to be in the best position. A poll from the Charlotte...
by John Wynne | Sep 8, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC House Races, NC Politics, NCGOP |
A couple weeks back I published the 10 House Districts Most Likely to Switch Parties. Although it was difficult to rank the seats (especially without knowing about candidates, open seats, etc.) one of those districts that made the list was HD-35, currently represented...
by John Wynne | Sep 3, 2015 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Economy, Features, NC Politics, NCGOP |
Dr. Robert Weltzin, a chiropractor in North Raleigh, has never held elective office but he’s not a rookie candidate. Two years ago, he ran against incumbent mayor Nancy McFarlane and managed a meager 18% of the vote. Now, his campaign is ready for a rematch and...
by John Wynne | Sep 2, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGA
It’s no secret that the General Assembly wants to move the date of the presidential primary to March 15th in order to avoid getting punished by the Republican National Committee. What many have not planned for is that the legislature might move all primaries to...
by John Wynne | Sep 1, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGov |
While the redistricting wars are going on in the courts, the NC GOP continues to remind people that Roy Cooper was once the ‘redistricting king’, even though he now wants to put a nonpartisan redistricting commission in place. I’m not sure about the...
