by John Wynne | Sep 29, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics |
The latest poll from PPP shows that reports of Trump’s demise have been greatly exaggerated by DC insiders longing for a return to normalcy. In North Carolina, Trump has expanded his lead from last month, going from 24% to 26%. He leads his nearest challenger,...
by John Wynne | Sep 28, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGOP |
The more vulnerable Renee Ellmers appears, the more likely it is that she’ll win another term in Congress. Call it the Renee Ellmers vulnerability paradox. Back in January, the congresswoman drew the ire of conservatives when she appeared to stop a ban on...
by John Wynne | Sep 25, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Democrats, Features, National Politics |
Much has changed since the 1960s, when Jesse Helms opposed a state zoo on the basis that one could be constructed just by putting up a fence around Chapel Hill. But through the decades, Chapel Hill’s reputation as a bastion of liberalism in a somewhat...
by Thomas Mills | Sep 25, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics |
Well, the North Carolina primary has been moved to March 15 for all elections. It’s probably not a huge deal but it does mean that election season is going to start the second the legislative session ends. Filing is December 1 to December 21. In politics, the period...
by John Wynne | Sep 24, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Democrats, Demographic Trends, Features, NC Politics |
Former State Rep. Deborah Ross has resigned from her job as counsel at the Triangle Transit Authority in order to commit full-time to “considering” a run against U.S. Senator Richard Burr. That’s a fairly significant step … and it’s not...
by John Wynne | Sep 21, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Democrats, Features, NC Politics, US Senate |
Apparently great minds think alike – or at least the minds of Democratic politicians in North Carolina. Today both State Senator Josh Stein and Spring Lake Mayor Chris Rey announced that they were seeking higher office. To no one’s surprise, Stein is...
