by John Wynne | Aug 18, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC House Races, NC Politics |
One of the districts I overlooked when I wrote my piece on the 10 House Districts Most Likely to Switch was HD-46, currently held by Rep. Ken Waddell. The 46th district takes in all of Columbus and parts of Robeson and Bladen counties and it can be best described as a...
by John Wynne | Aug 6, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC House Races, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP |
No need for much of an introduction here. Democrats need four seats to turn over Republicans’ supermajority in the State House this year. They have a fair chance of doing so, but unlike the Senate they have a number of vulnerable House members they’ll need...
by John Wynne | May 11, 2015 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Demographic Trends, Features, NC House Races, NC Politics, NC Senate Races, NCGA |
Note: This post was significantly enhanced through the efforts of Lawrence Shaheen, who assisted in writing the piece. Mr. Shaheen is a GOP political consultant and attorney based in Mecklenburg County who has run, consulted, and helped win a number of elections in...
by John Wynne | Apr 27, 2015 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC House Races, NCGA |
This has been an eventful month for Rep. Jacqueline Schaffer, Republican from Mecklenburg County. Though first elected to the General Assembly back in 2012, she’s maintained a low profile in the State House – until recently. Of late, the GOP has turned to...
by John Wynne | Jan 23, 2015 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Demographic Trends, Features, Moral Monday, NC House Races, NC Politics, NCGA, US Senate |
Buncombe County was one of the brightest spots for Democrats on Election Night, not just in North Carolina, but nationwide. In a year where few incumbent GOP legislators were defeated, Buncombe ousted both of its Republicans in the NC House delegation. In addition,...
by John Wynne | Jan 9, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Democrats, Features, NC House Races, NC Politics |
The legislative session hasn’t even started yet and already NC House Democrats have won the first “worst week in Raleigh” award for the year 2015. This dubious honor was cemented when Paul Tine (former D-Kitty Hawk) announced he was ending his...
