by John Wynne | Dec 14, 2013 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features
Wake County should be one of the most competitive battlegrounds in next year’s midterm elections. How well the eventual Republican Senate nominee does in urban counties like Wake will go a long way in determining whether or not Kay Hagan gets reelected. Beyond...
by John Wynne | Dec 8, 2013 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NCGov, US House, US Senate
Since I’ve been gone for the past month, I thought it might be necessary to recap what’s been going on lately in NC politics, for anyone else who has not tuned in for over a month. 1. Howard Coble is retiring. A number of candidates have jumped into the...
by John Wynne | Dec 5, 2013 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, US Senate
I’m betting that Thom Tillis loves the new ad that a Democrat SuperPAC will be running in NC over the next two weeks. The ad praises Senator Hagan and says that Tillis is beholden to the insurance companies. Yawn. The ad itself isn’t that great, though it...
by John Wynne | Nov 21, 2013 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, US Senate
If the election were held today, then my answer to that question would be: Yes. But the election is not being held today, it’s being held a year from now. There’s more than enough time for Obama and the Democrats to fix Obamacare and for new political...
by John Wynne | Nov 12, 2013 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, Poll Analysis, US Senate
The failed rollout of Obamacare has significantly damaged Hagan’s reelection prospects. Back in September, Hagan was leading all Republican challengers by double-digits. Now, she’s in a statistical tie with all of them. If Obamacare continues to be a...
by John Wynne | Oct 29, 2013 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Demographic Trends, Features, NC Political Geography
Lenoir County is located in eastern North Carolina. The county seat is Kinston. It was founded in 1791, formed from now-defunct Dobbs County, and named after William Lenoir (1751 – 1839), a Revolutionary War officer and later, State Senator. As of 2010, the...
