by James Kotecki | Aug 31, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Campaigns, National Politics, NC Politics, North Carolina, PODCAST, Politics, Poll Analysis, Polling, Presidential race, The North Carolinian
Overwhelmed by the media’s obsession with polls? Curious about the long-term trends shaping our state and our country? Wondering why presidential candidate “Deez Nuts” once polled at 9% in North Carolina? Tom Jensen, the Director of Public Policy Polling, is here to...
by James Kotecki | Aug 26, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Campaigns, Democrats, Features, NC House, NC House Races, NC Politics, North Carolina, PODCAST, Politics, The North Carolinian |
Finance attorney Chaz Beasley is one of a handful of Millennial Democrats running for the General Assembly this year. His Mecklenburg County race against Republican incumbent Charles Jeter was one of the most competitive in the state – that is, until Jeter...
by John Wynne | Aug 24, 2016 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, National Politics, US Senate |
The ad wars for the U.S. Senate campaign have begun. Both Richard Burr and Deborah Ross are on TV now. One is a positive spot, the other is negative. The negative ad is Ross’s. Although it doesn’t feature scary music or a foreboding narrator, it does hit...
by John Wynne | Aug 18, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC House Races, NC Politics
North Carolina State House District 9: State Rep. Greg Murphy (R) vs. Brian Farkas (D) This is another somewhat purple district in Eastern North Carolina. House District 9 is located entirely within Pitt County and contains part of the city of Greenville. It’s...
by John Wynne | Aug 18, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC House Races, NC Politics
House District 8: State Rep. Susan Martin (R) vs. Charlie Pat Farris (D) The state’s Eighth House District consists of about half of Wilson County, connected by a tiny strip to about a third of Pitt County. It’s a largely rural and agricultural district....
by James Kotecki | Aug 17, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Campaigns, Democrats, North Carolina, PODCAST, Politics, The North Carolinian |
North Carolina’s Supreme Court races are technically non-partisan, but nobody’s fooling anybody: the current court is divided 4-3 in favor of Republicans. Judge Mike Morgan is running against one of the incumbent Republicans and could flip the Supreme Court’s...
