by John Wynne | Apr 4, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, Presidential race |
North Carolina Presidential Race: ?? (D) vs. ?? (R) Throughout 2016 we’re going to be looking at the most competitive statewide and legislative elections in North Carolina. We’re going to start off with a preliminary analysis of the presidential race in...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 1, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Editor's Blog, LGBT Rights, NC Politics |
House Bill 2 wasn’t the only bill dealing with protections for the LGBT community to come up this week. In states across the South, legislatures were passing bills that would allow businesses and individuals to discriminate. In Georgia and Virginia, governors vetoed...
by John Wynne | Mar 31, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, US House |
Yesterday, I spoke with a former constituent of Renee Ellmers who had supported her in the past. Now she’s seriously peeved with the congresswoman, so much that she even called her office to complain. Naturally, I was curious about what had aroused her wrath....
by John Wynne | Mar 30, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGov, Social Issues |
It’s been a week since Governor McCrory signed HB2. So, how are things looking on social media? On Twitter, there’s been outrage. But I actually think to get a more accurate gauge of things, you have to look at Facebook – in particular, Facebook...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 30, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Editor's Blog, LGBT Rights, NCGov |
Roy Cooper indicated that he was running for governor less than a year into Pat McCrory’s term. He was so dismayed by the direction that Republicans were taking the state, that he felt obligated to jump into the race. Democrats cheered his announcement after two...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 28, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Editor's Blog, LGBT Rights, NC Politics, Presidential race |
Remember when the GOP was the party of personal responsibility? Not any more. Now, they’re the party of pointing fingers. They’re blaming everybody but themselves for the continuing bad press being heaped on their party. After Republicans passed sweeping legislation...