by James Kotecki | Apr 28, 2016 | Education, Issues, Politics, The North Carolinian |
Low teacher pay. A decline in per-student investment. Teachers leaving the state. But the most troubling thing about public education in North Carolina may be that it’s all going according to plan. Rodney Ellis, the President of the North Carolina Association of...
by John Wynne | Apr 27, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, Poll Analysis, Polling |
The latest poll from PPP finds Trump and Clinton tied in the state of North Carolina with 44% each. Both Trump and Clinton have nearly identical favorable ratings (Trump’s is 33/58, Clinton’s is 34/58). North Carolina is a must-win state for Trump in the...
by John Wynne | Apr 26, 2016 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGov, Poll Analysis, Polling |
The latest poll from PPP – wherein they find HB 2 “deeply unpopular” – actually looks to me to be pretty good news for Governor Pat McCrory. At the very least, it’s not bad news. The important thing is that PPP failed to replicate the...
by John Wynne | Apr 25, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics |
Lieutenant Governor’s Race: Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest (R) vs. Former State Personnel Director Linda Coleman (D) If there’s any race that will be determined almost completely by turnout, this one is it: the lieutenant governor’s race, which is a...
by James Kotecki | Apr 21, 2016 | LGBT Rights, PODCAST, Politics, The North Carolinian |
Hi, I’m James Kotecki, host of the state politics podcast The North Carolinian. I talk to state leaders about just what the heck is going on here – and what we’re going to do about it. In this episode, NC Senate Minority Leader Dan Blue (D-Raleigh)...
by John Wynne | Apr 20, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NCGov, Poll Analysis |
The Elon Poll regularly takes a look at the North Carolina political scene. Their latest survey, released yesterday, is great news for Democrats. In particular, it’s great news for Roy Cooper, who has a 6-point lead on Governor Pat McCrory. But before going any...
