by Thomas Mills | Jun 20, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, Obamacare, US Senate |
Back in April, in an interview with the Associated Press, I said that Democrats need to own Obamacare because they can’t run from it. When I made the statement, Republicans pounced, calling the advice short-sighted and ill-conceived. Obamacare is broken and unpopular,...
by Thomas Mills | Jun 17, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, Education, NC Politics, US Senate |
National pundits are increasingly predicting that Kay Hagan is facing long odds in North Carolina. The most recent prediction comes from Nate Cohn, who apparently has taken over Nate Silver’s prediction business at the New York Times. Cohn believes that Hagan has a...
by John Wynne | Jun 16, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Senate Races, NCGA
Senate District 9: Michael Lee (R) vs. Elizabeth Redenbaugh (D) The 9th Senate district is probably one of the nicest-looking General Assembly districts that isn’t composed entirely of whole counties. That’s because it contains all of New Hanover County,...
by John Wynne | Jun 11, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NC Senate Races |
After the events of last night, an abundance of caution should be exercised in declaring certain races safe for one party or candidate. Nonetheless, there are no foreseeable circumstances that would make Senate Districts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 competitive. SD-08, based...
by John Wynne | Jun 6, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, National Politics, NC House, NC Politics |
North Carolina is one of those states where voters seem to like women politicians. In some states, that’s not the case. States like Iowa and Mississippi have no women in Congress and have never had a female governor. On the other hand, you have states like New...
by Thomas Mills | Jun 5, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NC Senate Races |
If you are a Republican senator, living in one of the few swing districts and voted for the senate budget, you’re probably in trouble. Politics, you see, is about people, not ideology. And the budget you just voted for, whether the provisions actually become law or...
