by John Wynne | Oct 14, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, US Senate |
Former State Representative Deborah Ross is now running for U.S. Senate against Richard Burr. Her campaign began with a video, launched under a cloak of darkness and in the aftermath of a Democratic presidential debate. The North Carolina Republican Party is already...
by John Wynne | Oct 13, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Education, Features, NC Politics, UNC |
With campaign season comes several surprises. State Treasurer Janet Cowell’s announcement that she’s not seeking reelection next year certainly qualifies as one of them. Cowell, first elected in 2008, was heavily courted by the DSCC to run against Richard...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 13, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGov |
For years, North Carolinians joked that election season officially began when the media and others started speculating on what Roy Cooper was going to do. He passed on several Senate races and gubernatorial contest but this year, he’s in. Looking back, those were...
by John Wynne | Oct 12, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, National Politics, NC Politics, US House |
It was already difficult to predict the outcome of the Republican primary in the state’s second congressional district. Now, the rumors and “false witnessing” swirling around Washington adds an additional layer of complexity to things. We’ll...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 9, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Editor's Blog |
Before everybody jumps on me as a shill for Hillary Clinton, let me say that I’m not working for the Clinton campaign. I’m not even enamored with Hillary Clinton and not sure she can win next November. In fact, if Joe Biden got into the race I would have a hard time...
by John Wynne | Oct 8, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, US Senate |
Several months ago I outlined the strategy that Senator Richard Burr has used successfully in both of his campaigns. One of the key planks of the strategy is scaring off potential challengers. While there’s still two months to go before the filing deadline,...
