by Thomas Mills | Mar 3, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGov |
Early voting for the March 15 primary begins today. Over the next few days, I’ll tell you who I’m voting for in most of the races and why I’m supporting the candidates. Today, I’ll start with the governor’s race. I’m voting Roy Cooper. The main objective of Democrats...
by John Wynne | Mar 2, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGOP |
The presidential primary is coming to North Carolina in less than two weeks and it actually looks like our vote will matter. We’ll be competing with other big states like Ohio and Florida for candidates’ attention, but already we’re seeing some...
by John Wynne | Mar 1, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, National Politics, NC Politics |
The folks at High Point University released a new poll yesterday, looking at the North Carolina political landscape. Here are some tidbits: -Two-thirds of registered voters know that Republicans are in control of the U.S. Senate. “All adults” fared worse:...
by John Wynne | Feb 29, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGov |
Roy Cooper’s challenge is the same one shared by every non-incumbent: the burden of proof is on the challenger. He has to prove that McCrory’s governorship has been bad for North Carolina. For incumbents like McCrory, it’s innocent until proven...
by Alexander H. Jones | Feb 25, 2016 | 2016 Elections, National Politics, NC Politics, Presidential race |
Thom Tillis, the author of many a progressive nightmare, is on course to paint his most distressing picture yet. It features his surname in bright colors, situated just below the name of another man. You’d see it from coast to coast printed on a rectangular piece of...
by John Wynne | Feb 25, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, US House |
Sue Googe, candidate for Congress in the Research-Triangle based Fourth congressional district, is a new breed of Republican. One of a handful of Chinese-Americans running for Congress this year, Googe is the only one who isn’t a Democrat. She also has a compelling...
