by John Wynne | Jun 8, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, US House |
Renee Ellmers lost by a large margin last night. She almost came in third place. So why did she lose? Was it the Trump endorsement? What happened? Conservative discontent Ellmers was elected as part of the Tea Party wave of 2010, and she was a candidate of the Tea...
by John Wynne | Jun 7, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, US House |
It’s a fool’s errand to make predictions for an election with a bunch of competitive races and extremely low turnout. But I’m going to make some anyway, at the risk of looking very foolish. NC-02 Republican The race that’s getting all the buzz,...
by John Wynne | Jun 6, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, Social Issues |
Attorney General race: State Sen. Josh Stein (D) vs. State Sen. Buck Newton (R) The joke is that “AG” stands for “Aspiring Governor.” For that reason, this is a race to be watched closely, as being elected Attorney General is often a...
by John Wynne | Jun 2, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, US House |
One of the most notable congressional campaigns is being waged by a candidate who is in a supposedly noncompetitive district. That candidate is Sue Googe, who is running to be the Republican nominee in the Fourth District, currently represented by David Price. Googe...
by James Kotecki | Jun 2, 2016 | Economic Development, Economy, NC Politics, PODCAST, Politics, Redistricting, The North Carolinian |
When Wake County Commissioner John Burns won office in 2014, he and his colleagues were a bright blue spot in an otherwise bad year for Democrats. Then, months after his swearing in, he found out just how badly Republican state lawmakers wanted the commission red...
by John Wynne | May 31, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, US House |
The winner of the Republican primary in District 13 is anyone’s guess. It’s a total jump ball. There are 17 – yes, 17 – candidates running, meaning that technically a candidate could win with as little as 6% of the vote. The General Assembly...
