by Thomas Mills | Mar 21, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, US Senate |
Finally, Mark Harris wins a week. Granted he wins because Greg Brannon didn’t get arrested or otherwise fire up his base and because Thom Tillis lost it so badly. Still, he emerged as a contender. On Friday, the Duggar family with all of their 19 children and Family...
by John Wynne | Mar 20, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, Poll Analysis, Polling, US House, US Senate
It’s been quite a week for polls in NC politics. The first one is from American Insights, which purportedly wants to become the conservative alternative to PPP. They didn’t poll the Senate race, but they show President Obama with a 43/49 approval here,...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 18, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, US Senate |
There’s a long way to go until November but Democrats seem to be preparing to fight the wrong battle. Over the past few weeks, much of their rhetoric has focused on the Koch Brothers and their financing of misleading ads. Instead, Democrats should be focusing on...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 17, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics |
There’s a story line running through the Democratic narrative about the 2014 election. In 2010, the story goes, the base stayed home and the Democrats suffered their worst loss in a century. So, this year, Democrats need to focus on getting their base to the polls. If...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 14, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC House Races, NC Politics |
That settles it. I know who I’m pulling for to succeed Thom Tillis as house speaker. I’m with Tim Moffitt. My reasons are simple. I want somebody who gives me plenty of fodder for my blog. Nobody will fill that role quite as well as Representative Moffitt. Moffitt is...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 13, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, US Senate |
Kay Hagan, as well as her fellow Democrats, needs to get over her fear of Obamacare. For the past month, she’s been been avoiding talking about the program but she had better start defending it. She can’t run from it and, besides, the program is getting more popular,...
