by Thomas Mills | Oct 24, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, US Senate |
It looks like Democrats are driving a wedge between Thom Tillis and his base. The DSCC launched two ads attacking Tillis for his support of toll roads and financial ties to donors who benefit from them. Earlier this week, The Washington Times ran a story about Tea...
by Michael Bitzer | Oct 23, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Bitzer, Features, NC Politics |
Originally posted at Old North State Politics. With the start of 10 days of in-person early voting in North Carolina, mail-in early balloting also continues, with 78,173 requests for mail-in ballots so far: Among these mail-in ballots: requests from...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 22, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, US Senate |
Everybody on social media is all atwitter about Kay Hagan “skipping” the last debate. Tillis supporters can’t stop tweeting “Hagan is hiding” and other such nonsense. Even Rachel Maddow blasted Hagan for missing the debate. First, let’s clarify. Hagan didn’t skip the...
by John Wynne | Oct 22, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGA, US Senate |
Some conservatives dissatisfied with Thom Tillis are preparing to write in Rhodes for U.S. Senate. Who is John Rhodes? He’s a former Republican (now unaffiliated) member of the North Carolina House of Representatives who served from 2003 to 2007. Rhodes was a...
by Matt Phillippi | Oct 22, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Features, US Senate |
Thom Tillis is in trouble and his backers know it. Despite massive amounts of money thrown at his candidacy from outside support groups he still hasn’t been able to break Kay Hagan’s consistent three point lead. With the possibility of a Republican takeover of the...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 22, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, US Senate |
After almost $100 million in ads running for a solid year, recent polls show about 5% of North Carolina voters are still undecided. Who the hell are these people? Well, on Monday night I got a glimpse of some. Watching a Walmart Moms focus group gave insight into how...
