by John Wynne | Sep 10, 2014 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Congressional Races, Features, NC House Races, NC Senate Races, NCGA, Polling, US Senate
Some of the hottest political races of this cycle are happening in Wake County. Wake just passed 1,000,000 residents, so it’s no surprise that this county is going to be seeing a lot of action, both now and in the future. Both parties are going to be heavily...
by John Wynne | Sep 2, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGA, US Senate |
There’s no Republican wave this year. Or at least, there doesn’t appear to be one at this point in time. That doesn’t mean one can’t still come about. Just that it’s not as likely as it was a couple of months ago. It shouldn’t be...
by John Wynne | Aug 29, 2014 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Demographic Trends, Features, NC Politics, NCGA |
The influence of African Americans in North Carolina politics has grown over the last decade. Before 2008, in presidential elections, Blacks constituted about 19% of the electorate. In both 2008 and 2012 they were 22% and 23%, respectively. In part, this is due to the...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 29, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, Education, Environment, NCGA |
For years, the Democrats who controlled the legislature polled the electorate at least once a year. They weren’t asking horse race questions. They were trying to gauge the mood of the people who decided elections to help shape their legislative agenda and their...
by John Wynne | Aug 28, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGA
House District 6 – Rep. Paul Tine (D) vs. Mattie Lawson (R) Paul Tine is a member of an increasingly rare breed: a moderate Democrat holding a conservative-leaning seat in Eastern North Carolina. His district, the 6th, covers Beaufort, Hyde, Washington, and Dare...
by John Wynne | Aug 25, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC House Races, NC Politics, NCGA |
A couple weeks ago I detailed a State Senate seat which has a good chance of being a rare GOP pickup. Today, we’re going to be looking at another seat, this time in the State House, which could also potentially help the GOP pad its margins in the General...
