by John Wynne | Feb 11, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, US Senate |
Did you know that North Carolina is holding a Senate race in 2016? One might forget considering how remarkably quiet the news has been on that front. There’s mixed news for Democrats. Two weeks ago, the Burr campaign raised over $1 million in one night, a sure...
by John Wynne | Feb 10, 2015 | Campaigns, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Democrats, Features, US Senate |
In some alternative universe somewhere, North Carolinians and the entire nation are mourning the loss of former Senator Dean Smith (D-NC), the conscience of the Senate and the most prominent exponent of Southern liberalism. The legendary UNC basketball coach was...
by John Wynne | Feb 9, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, Transportation |
Liberals might be overly optimistic when it comes to high speed rail, but devotion to trains looks downright sensible relative to those who argue for the efficacy of streetcars. Voters despise streetcars; taxpayers have been opposed to them in almost every...
by John Wynne | Feb 6, 2015 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, National Politics, US Senate |
Well, this one’s kind of a no-brainer, isn’t it? Thom Tillis is the winner of this week’s “Worst Week in NC Politics” award. Tillis earned this dubious honor by making several remarks which made headlines in the New York Times and the...
by John Wynne | Feb 5, 2015 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Congressional Races, Features, National Politics, NC Politics, NCGA |
Redistricting has been in the news lately. Why? I don’t know; it’s not required for states to change their district lines until after the 2020 census. It’s probably because Democrats want to have a redistricting commission in place by then, which...
by John Wynne | Feb 4, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGOP, Poll Analysis, Polling, US Senate |
PPP released their first 2015 poll of NC yesterday. They asked about the governor’s race and also the Senate race. Both McCrory and Burr post mediocre approval ratings but PPP notes that if 2016 turns out to be a Republican year or even a neutral year, both will...
