by Thomas Mills | Jun 17, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Editor's Blog, National Politics, NC Politics |
The news for the Republican Party keeps getting worse. A Bloomberg poll found that only 32% of the people view the Republican Party favorably, compared to 49% for the Democrats. Yesterday, another poll found Democrats leading Republicans in the generic Congressional...
by John Wynne | Jun 15, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics |
Commissioner of Insurance Race: Wayne Goodwin (D, incumbent) vs. Mike Causey (R) This race features yet another rematch of a 2012 contest. Wayne Goodwin, the Democratic incumbent (pictured), is seeking reelection to a third term. For his Republican opponent Mike...
by James Kotecki | Jun 15, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Campaigns, Issues, LGBT Rights, NC Politics, PODCAST, Politics, The North Carolinian
The 2012 race to become North Carolina’s Lieutenant Governor was close. Really close. 0.16 percentage points close. Democrat Linda Coleman almost became the first African-American woman elected to statewide office in North Carolina. She didn’t concede until nearly two...
by John Wynne | Jun 13, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics |
Commissioner of Agriculture Race: Steve Troxler (R, incumbent) vs. Walter Smith (D) This is a below-the-radar race, and will remain that way through Election Day. Steve Troxler is the incumbent, first elected in 2004 in a very tight and controversial election. Since...
by John Wynne | Jun 9, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, US Senate |
Senator Richard Burr – sometimes seen as the voice of the state’s business community – is now saying that the legislature “botched” HB 2 and that the law was “far too expansive.” The campaign of his opponent, Deborah Ross,...
by John Wynne | Jun 8, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, US House |
Renee Ellmers lost by a large margin last night. She almost came in third place. So why did she lose? Was it the Trump endorsement? What happened? Conservative discontent Ellmers was elected as part of the Tea Party wave of 2010, and she was a candidate of the Tea...
