by John Wynne | Aug 6, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC House Races, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP |
No need for much of an introduction here. Democrats need four seats to turn over Republicans’ supermajority in the State House this year. They have a fair chance of doing so, but unlike the Senate they have a number of vulnerable House members they’ll need...
by John Wynne | Aug 4, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Democrats, Features, NC Politics |
Lost in the news about Roy Cooper’s strong fundraising quarter was the similarly strong fundraising for the North Carolina Democratic Party. The new chairwoman Patsy Keever said that raising money would be her top priority, and it appears she has delivered: the...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 4, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Editor's Blog |
Donald Trump has exposed the true face of Republican party. It’s a group that’s angry and ignorant with a hint of racism. Through polling and focus groups, Trump knows exactly what they want to hear and he says it out loud. On a recent TV clip, I noticed GOP message...
by John Wynne | Aug 3, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGOP, NCGov |
Trial lawyer cash, and a full-time job. That’s the spin coming from the McCrory team on why they were badly outraised in the last quarter. Following Cooper’s successful fundraising haul, the state party tweeted that the money raised was part of...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 3, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics |
Pat McCrory is having a bad summer. Senate Republicans have dismissed the governor as irrelevant and misguided. House members have insulted him, too. His Secretary of Transportation left in the middle of the legislative session, leaving McCrory’s chief legislative...
by John Wynne | Jul 31, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, US Senate |
For Richard Burr, there’s finally a potential challenger on the horizon. His name is Duane Hall, a two-term member of the State House who represents parts of Cary and Raleigh. Hall plans to form an exploratory committee but is stressing that he’s not ready...
