by Thomas Mills | Dec 2, 2015 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGov |
Pat McCrory released a re-election video yesterday and it opens with an interesting story. He says that one of the hardest days of his life was when he had to tell his wife that he had lost his job. It’s a slow deliberate statement accompanied by dramatic music. It’s...
by John Wynne | Nov 25, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGOP, NCGov |
You wouldn’t know it from the headlines, but technically the nominees for governor haven’t been decided yet. In fact, no one has even filed. But there’s a good chance McCrory and especially Cooper will be facing opposition in their respective...
by Thomas Mills | Nov 25, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Ethics, NCGov |
Pat McCrory is continuing his fight with the media and portraying himself as a victim of coordinated attacks meant to take him down. He’s released a video implying a vast left-wing conspiracy that includes the mainstream media is out to get him. He’s right that...
by John Wynne | Nov 23, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGov, Polling |
According to the website Morning Consult, Pat McCrory is Mr. Popularity. Their survey of North Carolina voters (part of a poll of over 75,000 voters nationally) the governor has a 51% approval rating. 36% disapprove of his performance. While these are good numbers,...
by John Wynne | Nov 19, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGov |
Roy Cooper is getting a lot of flack from progressives for largely taking the same stance as Governor McCrory on the refugee matter. Actually, flack is not a good word. More like anger, disappointment, fury. Cooper’s support for a “pause” on...
by John Wynne | Nov 10, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGov |
If you thought North Carolina politics can get a bit rough sometimes, you might want to take a trip down to Louisiana, the setting of a very ugly governor’s race. Here’s the backstory: Louisiana is a mess, both candidates agree on that. And who are the...
