by John Wynne | Feb 4, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGOP, Poll Analysis, Polling, US Senate |
PPP released their first 2015 poll of NC yesterday. They asked about the governor’s race and also the Senate race. Both McCrory and Burr post mediocre approval ratings but PPP notes that if 2016 turns out to be a Republican year or even a neutral year, both will...
by John Wynne | Jan 30, 2015 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP |
Rep. Julia Howard (R-Davie) is an institution in Raleigh. A force of nature who does not always toe the party line, she’s been in office for 26 years. And she’s also the winner of this week’s highly coveted “Worst Week in Raleigh” award,...
by John Wynne | Jan 29, 2015 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Congressional Races, Demographic Trends, Features, National Politics, NCGA, NCGOP, US House |
Barring some kind of cataclysm that results in a severe reduction in the state’s population, North Carolina is on track to get another congressional district following the 2020 census. We fell just short of getting a 14th district following the 2010 census, ten...
by John Wynne | Jan 28, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Congressional Races, Features, NCGOP, US House |
The number that is Renee Ellmers’ favorite is also the number that keeps insurgent conservatives up at night. That number is 40. Ellmers will surely receive a primary challenge this cycle, and it will be a candidate of higher caliber than Frank Roche, whose...
by Thomas Mills | Jan 26, 2015 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP |
The UNC Board of Governors made a mess of firing UNC President Tom Ross. Clearly, it was amateur hour. Board Chair John Fennebresque met with the press without any answers to the most obvious questions. He couldn’t give any reason that the Board dismissed Ross. Then,...
by John Wynne | Jan 7, 2015 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NCGOP, US House, US Senate |
Thom Tillis was sworn in as U.S. Senator yesterday. It’s going to be an interesting transition for the former Speaker. He goes from leading a body of 120 members, to going to a place where he’s just one of 100 and near the bottom in terms of seniority....
