by Thomas Mills | Apr 4, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, US Senate
In 2010 and 2012, Republicans missed opportunities to take the U. S. Senate, in large part, because of their nominees. By all accounts, Delaware, Indiana, Missouri, Nevada, probably Colorado and quite possibly Connecticut would all have elected Republican senators if...
by John Wynne | Apr 3, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Campaigns, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Congressional Races, Features, NCGOP, US House |
North Carolina’s 3rd Congressional District – Walter B. Jones (R) Welcome to the second edition of the District Geography series, where we analyze the competitive districts in NC. Today we’ll be looking at North Carolina’s 3rd congressional district. The...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 3, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, US Senate |
Thom Tillis really needs to win the primary outright in May if he’s going to challenge Kay Hagan as a moderate, pragmatic Republican. The runoff is set for mid July. The short session of the legislature starts in mid-May. And in both events Thom Tillis will be a main...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 2, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, US Senate
Mark Harris sure took a long time to come out of his shell, but he might be coming out at just the right time. And Harris might have been doing what he needed to do to be competitive in May–raising money. Now, he seems to on the rise while Thom Tillis and Greg...
by John Wynne | Apr 1, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, US House |
North Carolina’s 2nd Congressional District – Renee Ellmers (R) Welcome to the first edition of the District Geography series. Here, we’re going to be looking at the competitive districts in North Carolina and also make predictions as to what might...
by Alexander H. Jones | Mar 31, 2014 | 2014 Elections, NC Politics |
As I wrote a few weeks ago, some insights are timeless. The 2012 North Carolina elections reawoke another pearl of wisdom. When Karl Rove quipped that liberals “believe that solutions emerge from your judicious study of discernible reality” while conservatives “create...
