by Thomas Mills | Oct 21, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, Polling, US Senate |
Two weeks ago, Kay Hagan had a bad week. The polls reflected it. After maintaining a small but consistent lead for about six weeks, Tillis seemed to be closing the gap. It appears now, though, that the momentum was a blip instead of a shift. Despite ISIS and Ebola,...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 20, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Bitzer, Features
Originally posted at Dr. Michael Bitzer’s blog, Old North State Politics. Dr. Bitzer is a professor of politics and history at Catawba College. He’s a frequent analyst and commentator on news and public affairs programs because of understanding and knowledge of...
by John Wynne | Oct 20, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGov, Poll Analysis, Polling, US Senate |
On the heels of a new poll from Gravis showing Tillis up 5 points, and reports generally of a surge in Tillis’s support, Tom Jensen of PPP is out with a survey showing Hagan still up 3, meaning the race is more or less the same as it was a month ago, and that...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 20, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, US Senate |
This week, the attack on Kay Hagan is that her husband’s company benefitted from stimulus funds. It’s not much of a hit. The New & Observer and WRAL both looked into the allegations and found that Hagan did nothing wrong or unethical. In fact, the GOP controlled...
by Michael Bitzer | Oct 19, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Bitzer, Features
Originally posted at Dr. Michael Bitzer’s blog, Old North State Politics. Dr. Bitzer is a professor of politics and history at Catawba College. He’s a frequent analyst and commentator on news and public affairs programs because of understanding and knowledge of...
by John Wynne | Oct 17, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC House Races, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP |
House District 53: Rep. David Lewis (R) vs. Susan Byerly (D) In North Carolina’s 53rd House District, incumbent Republican David Lewis should be favored, which is no surprise considering he helped draw the legislative maps. The 53rd, though, isn’t really a...
