by John Wynne | Dec 3, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, National Politics, NC Politics |
Donald Trump is coming to Raleigh tomorrow night, where he’ll hold a rally at Dorton Arena. Folks familiar with Raleigh know Dorton Arena as the unusually shaped structure on the State Fairgrounds. And it’s also yuuge, with a seating capacity of over...
by Thomas Mills | Dec 3, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGov |
Pat McCrory kicked off his re-election campaign yesterday with an attack on the News & Observer. He’s selling bumperstickers that read “I don’t believe the Raleigh News & Observer.” It looks like he will go into 2016 with two opponents, Roy Cooper, the likely...
by John Wynne | Dec 1, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC House Races, NC Politics |
Elections usually aren’t won or lost on Election Day, the early voting period, or even during the campaign itself. Rather, they’re lost in the filing period and in particular the months leading up to it. You can’t win unless you show up and failure...
by John Wynne | Nov 30, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NC Senate Races, NCGOP
We’re done with Thanksgiving so Senate Rules chairman Tom Apodaca (R-Hendersonville) has presumably made up his mind as to whether or not to run for reelection. It’s hard to think of a scenario where progressives would prefer Apodaca to run again. But this...
by John Wynne | Nov 25, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGOP, NCGov |
You wouldn’t know it from the headlines, but technically the nominees for governor haven’t been decided yet. In fact, no one has even filed. But there’s a good chance McCrory and especially Cooper will be facing opposition in their respective...
by Thomas Mills | Nov 25, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Ethics, NCGov |
Pat McCrory is continuing his fight with the media and portraying himself as a victim of coordinated attacks meant to take him down. He’s released a video implying a vast left-wing conspiracy that includes the mainstream media is out to get him. He’s right that...
