SD-27: Wade With the Advantage

by John Wynne | Aug 1, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NC Senate Races, NCGA

North Carolina State Senate District 27: State Sen. Trudy Wade (R) vs. Michael K. Garrett (D) The state’s 27th Senate district is located in suburban Guilford County. It’s a strongly Republican district – so strong that last year, the incumbent,...

A defibrillator to the Democratic Party’s heart

by Michael Cooper | Jul 29, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Campaigns, Democrats, DNC 2016, Features | 7 comments

“There was a time when the church was very powerful,” wrote Martin Luther King, Jr. from inside the Birmingham jail. A time when, “early Christians rejoiced at being deemed worthy to suffer for what they believed.” “In those days,”...

SD-19: Meredith Poised for Reelection in Swing District

by John Wynne | Jul 28, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NC Senate Races | 3 comments

North Carolina Senate District 19: State Sen. Wesley Meredith (R) vs. Toni Morris (D) The state’s 19th Senate District is a rather unusually shaped district represented by Republican Wesley Meredith. Despite the attempts of legislators to make the seat as...

Recant or resign, Richard

by Alexander H. Jones | Jul 28, 2016 | 2016 Elections, NC Politics, Republicans | 7 comments

Richard Burr must either retract his endorsement of Donald Trump or resign from the Intelligence committee. Trump has requested the KGB to attack America in cyberspace, a breach of our national security that Newt Gingrich has described as “acts of war.”...

The man in the arena does it again

by Michael Cooper | Jul 28, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Campaigns, Democrats, DNC 2016, Features

Barack Obama never attended Donald Trump’s wedding and had no history with the man until the rise of birtherism. Now Trump runs for the presidency against Obama’s record, claiming America isn’t great. So this election is personal. It’s about...

SD-18: Barefoot Won’t Be Caught Flatfooted in Senate Race

by John Wynne | Jul 26, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NC Senate Races, NCGA, NCGOP | 10 comments

Senate District 18: State Sen. Chad Barefoot (R) vs. Gil Johnson (D) Chad Barefoot is one of those North Carolina Senate Republicans that liberals love to hate, and they would love it if this is the year he goes down. Fortunately for those liberals, Barefoot...