by John Wynne | Jan 22, 2015 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Civil Rights, Democrats, Features, Social Issues |
Patsy Keever, running for chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party, kind of stepped in it the other day. The candidates were at a forum, all giving speeches and doing their thing. One of the candidates, Janice Covington Allison, is transgender. Now, one of those...
by John Wynne | Jan 21, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Democrats, Features, NC Politics |
UNC President, that is. The man himself gave an interview last night with TWC’s Tim Boyum. When asked if he had any plans to assume the helm of the UNC presidency, Pope said no, but would never “flat rule out an opportunity to serve the public.”...
by John Wynne | Jan 20, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Congressional Races, Democrats, Features, National Politics, US House |
Clay Aiken gave a lengthy interview about his congressional campaign, which he noted was his “first.” The implication is that in a subsequent campaign, Aiken would do better. Maybe he’ll run again, lose, and run again after that, a la Mitt Romney....
by John Wynne | Jan 15, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features |
Forget U.S. Senate. Some think Foxx would be a strong contender for Vice President. (No, not that Foxx. Liberals everywhere breathe a sigh of relief.) The thinking goes like this: Hillary Clinton is going to be the Democratic nominee. Period. To win, Clinton is going...
by John Wynne | Jan 13, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features |
Mitt Romney is running again. Well, maybe. My guess is the noise from the Romney camp is more about freezing potential donors to Jeb Bush. In the meantime, it serves as a trial balloon which will allow Mitt to assess whether or not another run would be worth pursuing....
by John Wynne | Jan 12, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Democrats, Features, NC Politics, US Senate |
Now-former Senator Hagan is considering running against her old colleague, Richard Burr. Ultimately, I don’t think she’ll pull the trigger and most political observers seem to share that opinion. I think if she could wave a magic wand and become U.S....
