by John Wynne | Jun 2, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Campaigns, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Education, Features, NC Senate Races |
The powers-that-be in the North Carolina General Assembly want to keep their short session short and sweet. A lot of people are saying that’s because Thom Tillis doesn’t want to engender a lot of controversy while he’s running for Senate, but...
by Thomas Mills | Jun 2, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Debates, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, US Senate |
Last week, Kay Hagan responded to an offer by the North Carolina Association of Broadcasters to host a debate by accepting their proposal and urging Thom Tillis to do so, too. In her letter, she encouraged Tillis and his campaign to agree to a debate schedule “worthy...
by John Wynne | May 30, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Campaigns, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, Poll Analysis, Polling, US Senate |
Civitas is out with a new poll, and it shows Speaker of the House Thom Tillis with a slight lead over Democratic incumbent senator Kay Hagan. General election Tillis – 39% Hagan – 36% Haugh – 8% This is the second poll which finds the Libertarian...
by John Wynne | May 29, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Environment, Features, Issues, US Senate |
It’s unusual for the Speaker of the House to vote on legislation, but Thom Tillis did so yesterday when it came to the fracking bill. He explained that he wanted to “make it very clear where I stood on this issue.” Clearly, Tillis is a big fan of...
by John Wynne | May 28, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Education, Features, Issues, Politics |
The just-announced Senate plan that would give substantial raises for teachers is a home-run for the NC GOP. You can tell by how the plan is being criticized not because of the salary increases but because of the cuts that will have to be made elsewhere (tax increases...
by John Wynne | May 27, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, US Senate |
The Fix political blog has moved North Carolina up in their Senate rankings. They now deem it the fourth most-likely seat to switch parties. A month ago, it was fifth most-likely. North Carolina is behind Louisiana, Montana, West Virginia, and South Dakota, making...
