by John Wynne | Jun 21, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics |
Commissioner of Labor Race: Cherie Berry (R, incumbent) vs. Charles Meeker (D) Cherie Berry, the incumbent Commissioner of Labor, has probably the most recognizable face on the whole Council of State. That’s because her picture is in every elevator. This...
by John Wynne | Jun 15, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics |
Commissioner of Insurance Race: Wayne Goodwin (D, incumbent) vs. Mike Causey (R) This race features yet another rematch of a 2012 contest. Wayne Goodwin, the Democratic incumbent (pictured), is seeking reelection to a third term. For his Republican opponent Mike...
by James Kotecki | Jun 15, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Campaigns, Issues, LGBT Rights, NC Politics, PODCAST, Politics, The North Carolinian
The 2012 race to become North Carolina’s Lieutenant Governor was close. Really close. 0.16 percentage points close. Democrat Linda Coleman almost became the first African-American woman elected to statewide office in North Carolina. She didn’t concede until nearly two...
by John Wynne | Jun 13, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics |
Commissioner of Agriculture Race: Steve Troxler (R, incumbent) vs. Walter Smith (D) This is a below-the-radar race, and will remain that way through Election Day. Steve Troxler is the incumbent, first elected in 2004 in a very tight and controversial election. Since...
by John Wynne | Jun 9, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, US Senate |
Senator Richard Burr – sometimes seen as the voice of the state’s business community – is now saying that the legislature “botched” HB 2 and that the law was “far too expansive.” The campaign of his opponent, Deborah Ross,...
by James Kotecki | Jun 9, 2016 | Education, PODCAST, Politics, The North Carolinian
Nation Hahn is one of those guys that seems to know everybody, especially in state political circles. By the time I met him in early 2013, it was clear that he and his wife Jamie were poised to make a huge impact on North Carolina. Then something happened that changed...
