by John Wynne | Sep 8, 2013 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Political Geography
Caswell County is a small, rural county located on the Virginia border. It was established in 1777. The county seat and largest town is Yanceyville. The county’s namesake is Richard Caswell, the first governor of North Carolina after the signing of the...
by John Wynne | Sep 7, 2013 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features
This week has brought several developments in the 2016 gubernatorial race. The following Democrats have indicated interest in a bid: Roy Cooper, Attorney General Charles Meeker, Former Mayor of Raleigh James Protzman, businessman and blogger at BlueNC Kenneth...
by John Wynne | Sep 6, 2013 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Political Geography
Clay County is located in the western mountains of North Carolina. It is adjacent to Cherokee and Macon counties and also the U.S. state of Georgia. The county seat is Hayesville. Clay is small in terms of area and in terms of population, with 10,587 residents as of...
by John Wynne | Sep 6, 2013 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features
We’re running out of candidates! Virginia Foxx is the latest candidate to bow out of the race for U.S. Senate. So what’s changed since last month? Let’s take a look. As always, the first number is how many people ‘like’ these...
by John Wynne | Sep 5, 2013 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Political Geography
Washington County is a small, rural county adjacent to the Albemarle Sound. Its largest town and county seat is Plymouth. It was established in 1799 and named after George Washington. The county’s top industry is agriculture. With only about 13,000 residents,...
by John Wynne | Sep 4, 2013 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features
Barring a Democratic wave, it’s looking like the congressional race in NC-07 will be the only House seat in the state to see a competitive race, at least as far as the general is concerned. Former State Senator David Rouzer is looking once again to challenge the...
