by James Kotecki | Aug 26, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Campaigns, Democrats, Features, NC House, NC House Races, NC Politics, North Carolina, PODCAST, Politics, The North Carolinian |
Finance attorney Chaz Beasley is one of a handful of Millennial Democrats running for the General Assembly this year. His Mecklenburg County race against Republican incumbent Charles Jeter was one of the most competitive in the state – that is, until Jeter...
by John Wynne | Aug 18, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC House Races, NC Politics
North Carolina State House District 9: State Rep. Greg Murphy (R) vs. Brian Farkas (D) This is another somewhat purple district in Eastern North Carolina. House District 9 is located entirely within Pitt County and contains part of the city of Greenville. It’s...
by John Wynne | Aug 18, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC House Races, NC Politics
House District 8: State Rep. Susan Martin (R) vs. Charlie Pat Farris (D) The state’s Eighth House District consists of about half of Wilson County, connected by a tiny strip to about a third of Pitt County. It’s a largely rural and agricultural district....
by John Wynne | Aug 11, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC House Races
State House District 6: Beverly Boswell (R) vs. Warren Judge (D) The state’s Sixth House District consists of part of Beaufort County as well as Dare, Hyde, and Washington counties. It’s located in eastern North Carolina and contains part of the Outer...
by John Wynne | Mar 16, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC House Races, NC Politics, NC Senate Races |
What happened? Here’s a quick summary of what I think are the main highlights of last night. Let’s get right to it: A narrow victory for Trump. The polls showed a big Trump win but I was always skeptical given his habit of underperforming his poll numbers...
by John Wynne | Feb 4, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC House Races, NC Politics |
Twelve years ago, Rep. David Miner lost his Cary-based seat to Nelson Dollar in a nasty GOP primary. After his loss, the moderate Miner bemoaned the conservative direction in which the party was moving and warned about the consequences of electing intransigent...
