by Michael Cooper | Oct 2, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Features, NC Politics, US Senate |
The United States Senate race pitting Kay Hagan against Thom Tillis is the most expensive campaign in the history of North Carolina, yet it’s cheapening our politics during a critical time for our state. The $30 million already spent on advertisements, by the...
by John Wynne | Oct 2, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC House Races, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP |
House District 46: Rep. Ken Waddell (D) vs. Brenden Jones (R) Of the ‘Blue Dog’ districts in NC, this one is probably the Blue Doggiest. It consists of all of Columbus County, the Republican-friendly eastern slice of Robeson County, and a small southwest...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 2, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, US Senate |
Rand Paul was in North Carolina stumping for Thom Tillis and Karl Rove’s group, Crossroads GPS, is running Obamacare ads again. Obviously, Tillis has not secured his base. The Tea Party is still mad at him and, as one conservative commentator on twitter wrote, “The TP...
by Michael Bitzer | Oct 1, 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 1, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, Poll Analysis, Polling, US Senate |
The Civitas Institute released a new poll yesterday. A couple weeks ago, SurveyUSA conducted a poll for them which showed Hagan up 3 points. This time, Civitas employed the services of National Research, their traditional pollster. In this poll, Hagan leads by 5...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 1, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics |
North Carolina and Kansas have had a long connection in basketball. Dean Smith, the legendary UNC basketball coach, was born and raised there and went on to play ball at the University of Kansas. In 1956, UNC defeated Kansas and Wilt Chamberlain in triple overtime in...
