by Thomas Mills | Jul 2, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, US Senate |
Yesterday, a tweet came across my feed that said, “Critics Who Claim Voter ID Laws Are Racist Won’t Like the Results of This Study.” The story on a right-wing web site called The Blaze said that, contrary to critics claims, Voter ID laws in North Carolina had not...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 1, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, Health Care |
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the craft store Hobby Lobby is not required to provide contraception to women because of religious objections. Thom Tillis promptly hailed the measure, saying, “The American people are the clear winners.” Unless, of course,...
by John Wynne | Jun 30, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC House Races, NC Politics, NCGA
Senate District 12: Ronald Rabin (R) vs. Joe Langley (D) Senate District 12 consists of Harnett County, Lee County, and a small part of Johnston County. The 12th was the district of David Rouzer, now the GOP nominee for Congress in the 7th district, but its shape was...
by Thomas Mills | Jun 30, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, Poll Analysis, Polling, US Senate, Women's Rights
I haven’t taken a close look at polls in awhile but I decided to delve into the recent Civitas and PPP polls to see if I could find any patterns. And I do. There’s a gaping gender gap that Tillis will have to close if he hopes to unseat Hagan. In both polls,...
by John Wynne | Jun 26, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NC Senate Races
Senate District 10: Brent Jackson (R) vs. Donald Rains (D) The 10th Senate district is comprised of Sampson, Duplin, and parts of Johnston County (the parts of Johnston being in the eastern part of the county, and therefore having a lot more tobacco fields than...
by Kelsey Kemp | Jun 26, 2014 | 2014 Elections, NC Politics, US Senate |
One thing that I’m really looking forward to during this campaign season is observing Thom Tillis as he attempts to move toward the center on many of the so-called women’s issues that will undoubtedly occupy a considerable amount of the campaign’s time...
