by John Wynne | Jun 24, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Democrats, Features, NC Politics, US Senate |
Last night, reports came that Kay Hagan would not seek the seat held by her former colleague Richard Burr after all. That’s what she’s been telling donors. It’s definitely a blow to the DSCC, who sorely wanted to see her run again. Though Hagan was...
by John Wynne | Jun 23, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Democrats, Features, NC Politics, Poverty, US Senate |
While outgoing UNC President Tom Ross is sometimes mentioned as a potential candidate for U.S. Senate, there’s another academic whose transition to politics might come more naturally: Gene Nichol, law professor and Director of the Poverty Center at the...
by John Wynne | Jun 22, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Education, Features, NC Politics |
State Democrats are doubling down on education as their major issue heading into 2016. While the General Assembly has passed contentious laws relating to abortion, gay marriage, and the environment, most Democratic communication is directed toward the...
by John Wynne | Jun 19, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Democrats, Features, NC Politics |
Wake County is the county with the most voters and a plurality of the readership here, so the following is an overview of some of the important recent news stories going on there: Democrats Swarm Stein Seat Josh Stein is going to vacate his seat to run for Attorney...
by John Wynne | Jun 18, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, US Senate |
One of Democrats’ biggest complaints about the Kay Hagan campaign of 2014 was that she played it way too safe, running as a mild centrist who appealed to voters on the basis that she was less to the right of her opponent. If Kay Hagan enters the Senate race...
by John Wynne | Jun 17, 2015 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features |
In a nutshell, Jeb Bush is a moderate who can’t claim an electability advantage over his opponents. Republican primary voters care about two things: conservatism, and electability. Despite their reputation for shooting themselves in the foot, GOP voters tend to...
