by Thomas Mills | May 2, 2018 | 2018 elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, Polling |
There’s another poll that shows the Democratic advantage is holding in North Carolina. The Survey USA poll done for Spectrum News shows Democrats have an edge in the generic ballots for both Congress and legislature. It also shows that Trump is unpopular in the state...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 26, 2018 | 2018 elections, Editor's Blog, NCGA |
I got a glimpse of a poll in a GOP legislative primary and it should give Republican incumbents a shudder. It’s just one district, but there’s an indication that their base is not happy with their elected officials. That feeling could hurt turnout in both the primary...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 25, 2018 | 2018 elections, Editor's Blog, North Carolina |
This year marks fifty years since the end of the one-party South in North Carolina. The Democratic Primary in May of that year gave a hint of what was to come and the November election began to define the modern Republican Party in the South. The forces that reshaped...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 16, 2018 | 2018 elections, Editor's Blog
Even without a high-profile governor’s race or US Senate contest, North Carolina is once again on the national radar screen. At a conference of political consultants in Nashville last week, a DCCC staffer told an audience that North Carolina is the state to watch. The...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 13, 2018 | 2018 elections, Ads, NC Politics |
Rarely do I find myself unabashedly rooting for a Republican. In fact, I really can’t remember another time that I have. Right now, though, I’m pulling for Walter Jones, Jr., in North Carolina’s Third Congressional District. Jones faces a primary from Craven County...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 9, 2018 | 2018 elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics |
On Friday, Dan McCready will be the Democratic nominee. If he’s not, the district will fall back to safe Republican. McCready launched his campaign a year ago and has proven his ability to both raise money and put together an organization. He fits the district, too....
