by Alexander H. Jones | Nov 11, 2013 | 2014 Elections, NCGA
Last month, the consensus was that Wake County’s school bond had few statewide implications. Just because a solidly Democratic county endorsed education didn’t mean the idea would catch on elsewhere. Just over the county line, another school bond referendum proved the...
by Thomas Mills | Nov 10, 2013 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, NCGOP, US Senate
Edwin Peacock lost the Charlotte Mayor’s race last week. Peacock is a moderate Republican who opposed Amendment One and has served several terms on the Charlotte City Council. He faced fellow council member and Democrat Patrick Cannon but couldn’t cross the finish...
by Thomas Mills | Nov 4, 2013 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, Politics |
Virginia is one of a handful of states that elects its legislature and council of state in odd-numbered years. Historically, Virginia has given North Carolina, and the nation, an indication of what to expect the following year, especially in politically tumultuous...
by Thomas Mills | Nov 1, 2013 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics
Republican interest groups are already gong after Kay Hagan. They believe they have a winner in tying her to Obamacare. In fact, opposition to the Affordable Care Act seems to be central to the GOP strategy up and down the ballot. The North Carolina Republican Party...
by John Wynne | Oct 23, 2013 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, US House
This week has been an interesting one for Renee Ellmers. On Sunday, the N&O published a story on how conservatives in Moore County were displeased with her performance in Congress. The next day, she was forced to report that an AR-15 had been stolen from her home....
