by James Kotecki | Apr 15, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Campaigns, National Politics, NCGOP, Politics, The North Carolinian, US Senate
Her candidacy for US Senate may have started as a “family joke,” but Heather Grant has been polling well enough to qualify for two debates with the GOP primary frontrunners. In this episode, find out who she is, why she’s running, and how she plans to win. * * *...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 12, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, National Politics, US House, US Senate |
I have no use for the Koch brothers. I think they are undermining democracy and trying to build an oligarchy in the United States. I believe that progressive groups should continue to shine a light on their activities and hope that the news media will report on their...
by John Wynne | Apr 11, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Campaigns, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, National Politics, NC Politics, US House |
North Carolina’s 6th Congressional District – Howard Coble (R) North Carolina’s 6th congressional district is a funnel-shaped district centered around Guilford County. It includes a number of counties along the Virginia border, stretching from...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 11, 2014 | 2014 Elections, NC Politics, US Senate
Thom Tillis sure makes some silly arguments. He’s quoted as saying he’s not the GOP establishment candidate. That’s ridiculous. He’s the Speaker of the North Carolina House and he’s endorsed by the Republican leadership in Washington. He can’t get any more...
by John Wynne | Apr 10, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NCGOP, Poll Analysis, Polling, US Senate |
PPP released their monthly look at the North Carolina Senate race two days ago. The poll isn’t so good for Speaker Thom Tillis. Not only does Tillis lead Brannon by a narrower margin than in other polls, he also performs the worst against Senator Hagan, quashing...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 10, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, US Senate |
In a field with eight candidates running for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, the news organizations holding debates need some way to reduce the number of participants. Otherwise, the debates would take hours and much of that time would be spent listening to...
