by John Wynne | Aug 11, 2015 | Budget, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, Tax Reform |
The State Senate, among other things, voted last night to combine three ballot questions into one – a “Taxpayers’ Bill of Rights” (TABOR) that would go before the voters in the March presidential primary. The three components of the amendment:...
by John Wynne | Aug 10, 2015 | Campaigns, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Debates, Features, Issues, National Politics, Politics, Social Issues |
Fox News got mega ratings for Thursday’s debate. Since everyone under the sun has given their analysis, I thought I would give mine. I’ll restrict my thoughts to the top ten contenders, even though I think Carly Fiorina is going to get a lot more attention...
by John Wynne | Aug 7, 2015 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics
The ‘Worst Week in Raleigh’ feature returns after disappearing for a little while. Quite frankly, Governor McCrory would have been the winner every single week last month. This time though, someone else other than McCrory wins the title, and it’s yet...
by John Wynne | Aug 6, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC House Races, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP |
No need for much of an introduction here. Democrats need four seats to turn over Republicans’ supermajority in the State House this year. They have a fair chance of doing so, but unlike the Senate they have a number of vulnerable House members they’ll need...
by John Wynne | Aug 4, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Democrats, Features, NC Politics |
Lost in the news about Roy Cooper’s strong fundraising quarter was the similarly strong fundraising for the North Carolina Democratic Party. The new chairwoman Patsy Keever said that raising money would be her top priority, and it appears she has delivered: the...
by John Wynne | Aug 3, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGOP, NCGov |
Trial lawyer cash, and a full-time job. That’s the spin coming from the McCrory team on why they were badly outraised in the last quarter. Following Cooper’s successful fundraising haul, the state party tweeted that the money raised was part of...
