by John Wynne | Jan 20, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, US Senate
In an illustration of what an uphill battle Democrats have to regain control of either chamber of the General Assembly this year, PPP’s latest poll shows that the GOP leads the generic legislative ballot by 1 point. Because of the nature of the legislative maps,...
by John Wynne | Jan 16, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, US Senate
Mark Harris received a boost in his U.S. Senate bid with the endorsement of former presidential candidate and Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee. It’s not surprising that Harris is Huckabee’s choice here. Harris is running as the social conservative, giving...
by John Wynne | Jan 15, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, Social Media Rankings, US Senate
It’s been a long time since we examined how the U.S. Senate candidates are doing in terms of social media. A loooooooooong time. For those of you who are just joining us, it’s a gauge of support where we add number of Facebook ‘likes’ to...
by John Wynne | Jan 14, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, Poll Analysis, US Senate
It’s poll time again in the NC Senate race. Just yesterday, a new contender, Ted Alexander, emerged on the scene. Since PPP wasn’t in the field yet, these results are arguably obsolete already, but there is a lot of potentially useful information that can...
by John Wynne | Dec 18, 2013 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC House
Democrat Deb McManus has resigned from the NC House following her arrest on embezzlement charges. A committee of Democrats will elect McManus’s successor. The vacancy is in HD-54, which comprises Chatham County and the city of Sanford, in Lee County. It...
by John Wynne | Dec 14, 2013 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features
According to PPP’s latest poll, McCrory’s approval is up quite a bit. He’s still in negative territory, but at 42/47 he’s doing much better than he was over the summer. He’s improved with both independents and with voters in his own...
