by Thomas Mills | Sep 4, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, US Senate |
As everybody has already said, last night’s debate changed very little. Both candidates did what they needed to do–not screw up–and they pretty much kept to their respective scripts. Tillis tried to wrap Hagan around Obama and Hagan tried to wrap Tillis...
by John Wynne | Sep 3, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC House Races, NC Politics, Polling
House District 9: Rep. Brian Brown (R) vs. Uriah Ward (D) House District 9 comprises the suburban and college sections of Greenville and also rural eastern Pitt County. Currently, it is represented by Republican Brian Brown, a businessman who is in his first term in...
by John Wynne | Sep 2, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGA, US Senate |
There’s no Republican wave this year. Or at least, there doesn’t appear to be one at this point in time. That doesn’t mean one can’t still come about. Just that it’s not as likely as it was a couple of months ago. It shouldn’t be...
by Thomas Mills | Sep 2, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, US Senate |
Labor Day is over and election season officially kicks into high gear. As if to welcome it, Thom Tillis and Kay Hagan meet in the their first debate tomorrow night. While only a few people may actually watch the debate, the press will. Through that prism, people will...
by John Wynne | Sep 1, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, Immigration, NC Politics, US Senate |
Somewhere, Kay Hagan is probably breathing a sigh of relief. Why? It looks like President Obama has decided to put off his bold action on immigration reform – amnesty via executive fiat – until after the midterm elections. Hagan’s record on...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 29, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, Education, Environment, NCGA |
For years, the Democrats who controlled the legislature polled the electorate at least once a year. They weren’t asking horse race questions. They were trying to gauge the mood of the people who decided elections to help shape their legislative agenda and their...
