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 3, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC House Races, NC Politics, Polling
House District 9: Rep. Brian Brown (R) vs. Uriah Ward (D) House District 9 comprises the suburban and college sections of Greenville and also rural eastern Pitt County. Currently, it is represented by Republican Brian Brown, a businessman who is in his first term in...
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...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 20, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC House Races, NC Politics, NC Senate Races, Polling |
Yesterday, I wrote about legislative polls that indicate Republicans in House districts across the state face a tough environment. PPP’s monthly poll reinforced that perception. Statewide, the General Assembly has a 27% approval rating and 57% disapprove. Republicans...
by John Wynne | Aug 18, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Campaigns, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC House, NC House Races, NC Politics
Welcome to the first edition of our series of articles analyzing the State House races in North Carolina. There are 120 House seats but only a fraction of them are truly competitive, or could possibly become competitive. We’re going to be taking a look at the...
by John Wynne | Jun 30, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC House Races, NC Politics, NCGA
Senate District 12: Ronald Rabin (R) vs. Joe Langley (D) Senate District 12 consists of Harnett County, Lee County, and a small part of Johnston County. The 12th was the district of David Rouzer, now the GOP nominee for Congress in the 7th district, but its shape was...