by John Wynne | Aug 18, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC House Races, NC Politics
House District 8: State Rep. Susan Martin (R) vs. Charlie Pat Farris (D) The state’s Eighth House District consists of about half of Wilson County, connected by a tiny strip to about a third of Pitt County. It’s a largely rural and agricultural district....
by Alexander H. Jones | Aug 18, 2016 | 2016 Elections, NC Politics, NCGOP, Republicans
You never want to get too comfortable in politics. Still, NC Democrats have reason for optimism. Fivethirtyeight.com gives Clinton a 77% chance of carrying the state, up from 45% last month. Roy Cooper continues to lead in all credible polls and in the money race....
by James Kotecki | Aug 17, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Campaigns, Democrats, North Carolina, PODCAST, Politics, The North Carolinian |
North Carolina’s Supreme Court races are technically non-partisan, but nobody’s fooling anybody: the current court is divided 4-3 in favor of Republicans. Judge Mike Morgan is running against one of the incumbent Republicans and could flip the Supreme Court’s...
by Aaron Sarver | Aug 16, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Campaigns, NC Politics, Presidential race |
Last week, the Clinton campaign announced via press release the opening of 18 offices across North Carolina: “On Thursday, August 11 and Friday, August 12, Hillary for North Carolina will officially open 18 Democratic Coordinated Campaign field offices across...
by John Wynne | Aug 11, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC House Races
State House District 6: Beverly Boswell (R) vs. Warren Judge (D) The state’s Sixth House District consists of part of Beaufort County as well as Dare, Hyde, and Washington counties. It’s located in eastern North Carolina and contains part of the Outer...
by Alexander H. Jones | Aug 11, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Democrats, NC Politics |
For years, the state Democratic Party was rooted in the flat, sandy soil to Raleigh’s east. The “Eastern North Carolina machine” was the stuff of legend. It won elections, it raised money, it invested in education and occasionally gorged on pork (fiscally and...
