by John Wynne | Oct 22, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGA, US Senate |
Some conservatives dissatisfied with Thom Tillis are preparing to write in Rhodes for U.S. Senate. Who is John Rhodes? He’s a former Republican (now unaffiliated) member of the North Carolina House of Representatives who served from 2003 to 2007. Rhodes was a...
by John Wynne | Oct 20, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGov, Poll Analysis, Polling, US Senate |
On the heels of a new poll from Gravis showing Tillis up 5 points, and reports generally of a surge in Tillis’s support, Tom Jensen of PPP is out with a survey showing Hagan still up 3, meaning the race is more or less the same as it was a month ago, and that...
by John Wynne | Oct 17, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC House Races, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP |
House District 53: Rep. David Lewis (R) vs. Susan Byerly (D) In North Carolina’s 53rd House District, incumbent Republican David Lewis should be favored, which is no surprise considering he helped draw the legislative maps. The 53rd, though, isn’t really a...
by John Wynne | Oct 16, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, Polling |
When Chief Justice Sarah Parker was forced to step down due to reaching the mandatory age of retirement at 72, that set off a chain reaction with big implications for the NC judiciary. Associate Justice Mark Martin was appointed by Governor McCrory to take her seat....
by John Wynne | Oct 15, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC House Races, NC Politics |
House District 63: Rep. Steve Ross (R) vs. Ian Baltutis (D) The state’s 63rd House District takes in most of western Alamance County and a part of Burlington. It is drawn to elect a Republican legislator, though in just the right circumstances a Democrat can eke...
by John Wynne | Oct 14, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, Polling |
The race for Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court features two candidates, the incumbent, Mark Martin, and challenger Ola M. Lewis. The election is technically nonpartisan, though Martin receives support from the state’s Republican Party. He was appointed...
