by John Wynne | Feb 11, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, US Senate
The campaign of Dr. Greg Brannon will soon be launching its first ad in the NC Senate race. In the ad, Brannon takes aim at both Speaker Thom Tillis and Senator Kay Hagan, while running as an unabashed Tea Party leader. The ad will likely generate support from very...
by Thomas Mills | Feb 11, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Democrats, Editor's Blog, NC Politics |
Ever notice how Randy Voller looks like an overweight Vladimir Lenin? Well, now you can notice how his leadership style mimics the Bolshevik leader also. Voller has decided that he’s dictator of the Democratic Party. First, he fired a competent executive director with...
by Alexander H. Jones | Feb 10, 2014 | 2014 Elections, NCGOP, Political Theory
Well, Phil Berger finally gave us cause for enjoyment. It was a dark pleasure, seeing the inveterate hater of regulation become an environmentalist. His statement reveals a lot about what the GOP really likes: Conservatism from afar and liberalism close to home....
by Thomas Mills | Feb 8, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, US Senate
Here comes the cavalry. Patriot Majority USA, a Democratic super PAC, announced it’s going spend $500,000 on behalf of Kay Hagan beginning next week. That’s after Republican super PACs, most notably Americans for Prosperity, have spent almost $7 million over the past...
by Thomas Mills | Feb 7, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, US House
Poor Phil Berger, Jr. He can’t even get his TV ad right. Obviously, the guy can’t deliver a line. His tweets and press releases have all been cookie-cutter talking points. Now, his ad is so visually erratic that it buries his message. Watch it. There’s not a single...
by Thomas Mills | Feb 6, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, US Senate |
CORRECTION: This piece originally said that Tillis was not recognized as a Defender of Liberty by the American Conservative Union. In fact, he was. Conservative Republicans and their allies are continuing to punish North Carolina House Speaker Thom Tillis. Tillis has...
