by John Wynne | May 14, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC House Races |
Well, a bizarre incident in a very competitive House race has (sort of) come to an end. The State Ethics Commission has podcast. The problem? Turner had no evidence. None. The Ethics Commission had nothing to go on but Turner’s word, and that just wasn’t...
by James Kotecki | May 13, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Campaigns, NC House, NC House Races, NC Politics, PODCAST, Politics, The North Carolinian |
Brian Turner is running for North Carolina House District 116 in and near Asheville in Buncombe County. Turner claims his opponent, Rep. Tim Moffitt, offered him a job at UNC-TV in exchange for dropping out of the race. Is this the kind of sleazy political scandal I...
by James Kotecki | May 6, 2014 | 2014 Elections, NC House Races, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP, PODCAST, Politics, The North Carolinian
Representative Ruth Samuelson helped cement the Republican supermajority in the North Carolina House. She currently serves as Republican Conference Leader, and with Speaker Thom Tillis departing the chamber her political future would appear bright. So why is she...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 14, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC House Races, NC Politics |
That settles it. I know who I’m pulling for to succeed Thom Tillis as house speaker. I’m with Tim Moffitt. My reasons are simple. I want somebody who gives me plenty of fodder for my blog. Nobody will fill that role quite as well as Representative Moffitt. Moffitt is...
by Thomas Mills | Feb 26, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Democrats, Editor's Blog, NC House Races, NC Politics, NC Senate Races, NCGA, NCGOP, US Senate
For weeks Republicans have been asking, “Will Kay Hagan campaign with Barack Obama?” With the president’s approval ratings upside down and his signature program, Obamacare, still unpopular, the GOP is giddy at the prospect of the incumbent Senator running away from...
by Thomas Mills | Feb 4, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Democrats, Editor's Blog, NC House Races, NC Politics, NC Senate Races, US Senate |
Democrats and their allies need to take a step back and look at their situation. At the state level, they are the minority party with very little influence over legislation. In the upcoming election, the Hagan re-election campaign will likely have as much impact on...
