by John Wynne | Jan 5, 2016 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, National Politics |
Donald Trump has released his first official television ad, airing in both Iowa and New Hampshire. It repeats the same themes he’s been talking about on the campaign trail: securing the border, destroying ISIS, and clamping down on Muslim immigration to the...
by John Wynne | Jan 1, 2016 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics |
The year 2015 is over so I’m going to take this time to look back at the ten predictions I made earlier this year – just as a fun exercise to see if my crystal ball from back then was operable. Here’s what I wrote January 2nd, 2015: 1. Governor...
by John Wynne | Dec 23, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGov |
Governor Pat McCrory got some rare buzz over the past few hours as a potential vice presidential pick – for Donald Trump, specifically. It’s rare to hear veep speculation about the governor because McCrory is locked in a tight reelection battle with Roy...
by John Wynne | Dec 22, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Congressional Races, Features, National Politics, NC Politics |
The filing period is now officially over. First, a look at who filed for U.S. Congress. Some takeaways: *In good news for Democrats, they got a candidate in every U.S. House district (including Thomas Mills in the Eighth). While 10 of the districts are lopsidedly...
by John Wynne | Dec 21, 2015 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, National Politics, US Senate |
One of the surprises of candidate filing this time around was the return of Greg Brannon. He’s seeking the U.S. Senate seat held by Richard Burr, having filed his candidacy in the last hours before the filing deadline. Brannon is definitely someone in the...
by John Wynne | Dec 17, 2015 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Congressional Races, Features, National Politics, NC Politics, US House |
Renee Ellmers is getting yet another challenger in the Second District primary race: Tim D’Annunzio, a businessman who lives in Raeford, just outside the district. He filed his candidacy two days ago. (Congresswoman Ellmers has yet to do so.) Longtime observers...
