by Thomas Mills | Mar 13, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, US Senate |
Over in the GOP Senate primary in North Carolina, Greg Brannon seems to have the momentum. A new PPP poll shows him tied with Thom Tillis. He’s racked up endorsements from the darlings of the Tea Party and FreedomWorks, the organization that made the Tea Party a...
by John Wynne | Mar 12, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, Poll Analysis, US Senate
Poll link: http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2014/PPP_Release_NC_311.pdf Let’s be frank: PPP is a Democratic-leaning pollster, and they don’t like Thom Tillis. So take their results with a grain of salt. Personally, I’d like to see another...
by Alexander H. Jones | Mar 12, 2014 | 2014 Elections, NC Politics, US Senate
This is Greg Brannon’s moment. The reactionary oddball maintains good standing with the GOP base. Meanwhile, Tillis’s gaffes give him a straight shot at the nomination. A few weeks ago, the pundits declared Brannon’s campaign over. PPP says otherwise. Jensen’s new...
by John Wynne | Mar 7, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, US Senate
First, for the primary: yes. A lot of things would have to go right for him, and a lot of things would have to go wrong for Tillis, but it could happen. Brannon has just the right profile for a Tea Party insurgent in today’s environment. What he doesn’t...
by John Wynne | Mar 6, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, Social Media Rankings, US Senate
Two months to go (until the primary). Filing has officially ended. The candidates are official. And, just before filing closed, came two new entrants: perennial candidate Jim Snyder of Lexington, and Alex Bradshaw of Icard. That brings the total number of GOP...
by John Wynne | Mar 6, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, US Senate
After Greg Brannon was found liable for misleading investors, I felt certain that his campaign was finished. With such a scarlet letter, no respectable Tea Party leader or group would want to endorse him. I was wrong. Today came news that Senator Mike Lee is endorsing...
