by John Wynne | Feb 24, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, National Politics, NC Politics, Presidential race |
An afterthought. That’s what the presidential primaries in North Carolina look like right now. Sure, things could change. Perhaps Marco Rubio gets some momentum going into Super Tuesday and wins a handful of states. That would certainly make North Carolina...
by Thomas Mills | Feb 24, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Editor's Blog, US Senate |
The US Senate showed exactly how dysfunctional it is yesterday. The Republican majority decided that it will not even consider any appointment to the Supreme Court made by President Obama. Essentially, the Senators said we’re not going to do our job. In the real...
by John Wynne | Feb 23, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Democrats, Features, NC Politics, US House |
The new 13th district, located in the western part of the state, is the most competitive of the ten “Republican” districts. But it’s still a seat with a distinct Republican advantage. Mitt Romney defeated Obama there by 7%. Thom Tillis beat Kay Hagan...
by John Wynne | Feb 22, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Congressional Races, Features, National Politics, NC Politics, US House |
Assuming the district lines don’t change again (which could be a big assumption), the title of this post aptly describes Renee Ellmers’ situation. Already embroiled in a heated contest for renomination, Ellmers now finds herself in a dramatically...
by John Wynne | Feb 18, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, National Politics, NC Politics, US House |
So the new map is out. Democrats are flustered because the new map is so beautiful. In the Redistricting Committee meeting yesterday afternoon, Sen. Dan Blue’s prepared talking points clearly anticipated an ugly monstrosity of a map when he said that...
by John Wynne | Feb 17, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics |
In the latest North Carolina poll, Public Policy Polling finds both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on the decline in their respective primaries. In Clinton’s case, it’s no doubt due to the momentum of Bernie Sanders after strong showings in the Iowa and...
