by Thomas Mills | Sep 23, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, US Senate |
During the Republican primary, a little noticed issue kept popping up among TEA party groups. Thom Tillis supports toll roads in North Carolina. In particular, he supports them along 1-77 between Statesville and Charlotte. The TEA party doesn’t and they blasted Tillis...
by John Wynne | Sep 22, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC House, NC House Races, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP |
House District 36 – Rep. Nelson Dollar (R) vs. Lisa Baker (D) House District 36 includes part of Cary, the community of Swift Creek, parts of Fuquay-Varina, and parts of unincorporated Southern Wake County. It is currently represented by Nelson Dollar, who was...
by Thomas Mills | Sep 22, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, Education, US Senate |
Thom Tillis is up with another ad defending his record on education. National pundits are asking why education has so dominated the North Carolina Senate contest. It’s a subject usually confined to state politics, while federal races are more often about issues like...
by Thomas Mills | Sep 19, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, US House |
Mark Walker is not ready for prime time. His victory over Phil Berger, Jr. in the primary runoff was clearly a rejection of the establishment, not an endorsement of him. And the more we learn, the more disturbed we should be. The latest disclosure is Walker’s...
by Thomas Mills | Sep 18, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, Education, US Senate |
Seems Thom Tillis and the GOP are upset about the Democratic ads claiming Republicans cut $500 million from education. They claim the ads are false and cite several fact checkers that have cast doubt about the numbers. Yesterday, John Hood of the John Locke Foundation...
by Thomas Mills | Sep 17, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, US Senate |
Just a couple of weeks ago, all of the senate prognosticators indicated an almost certain GOP takeover. Nate Silver said Republicans had a 64% chance of winning the senate. Just a few months ago, the Washington Post’s Election Lab had the GOP chances at 80%. And as...
