by John Wynne | Apr 16, 2015 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Congressional Races, Features, US House |
Renee Ellmers’ chances of winning her primary in NC-02 just shot way up. Even though many conservatives are angered over her handling of the partial-birth abortion bill several months ago, division in their ranks could send Ellmers back to Washington, even with...
by John Wynne | Apr 15, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, US Senate |
It’s time to cross Janet Cowell off the Democratic Senate candidates list. Yesterday she sent an e-mail to supporters saying she was running for a third term as State Treasurer, taking a U.S. Senate run off the table. Cowell’s announcement is no surprise...
by John Wynne | Apr 14, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, National Politics |
PPP’s latest poll shows that North Carolina should see a close race for president in 2016, but Hillary Clinton is looking a bit weaker than she did last month. The reason why should be obvious: the e-mail scandal which has caused many voters to remember why they...
by John Wynne | Apr 13, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Congressional Races, Features, National Politics, US House |
We have our first endorsement from a Republican in the North Carolina congressional delegation. Rep. Walter Jones, who represents the 3rd congressional district, is supporting Rand Paul for president. Jones, a maverick Republican, is a paleoconservative whose views...
by John Wynne | Apr 10, 2015 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NCGOP, NCGov |
Pat McCrory had the worst week in NC politics, due to two events: one, a coordinated effort by the Democrats to depict McCrory and his party as tax raisers, and second, the release of a poll that found his approval rating has dipped to 36%, the lowest it’s been...
by John Wynne | Apr 9, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGov, US Senate |
The latest poll from PPP looks at the numbers for Sen. Richard Burr and Gov. Pat McCrory, both Republicans and both up for reelection in 2016. Their situations at this point looks markedly different. While Burr leads all of his potential challengers in this poll by...
