by John Wynne | Apr 30, 2015 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGA |
Progressives should take heart. Yes, whenever the General Assembly is in session, it’s usually bad news for those in North Carolina who are politically left of center, and a number of bills were passed to advance the conservative agenda of the GOP. But there are...
by John Wynne | Apr 29, 2015 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Congressional Races, Features, National Politics, NC Politics, US House |
Just in case anyone still thinks otherwise: Clay Aiken was never a serious political candidate and never will be. It’s disappointing, too, because the guy in his YouTube campaign announcement video seemed really sincere. Aiken’s subsequent performance has...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 29, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Editor's Blog, US Senate |
The 2016 US Senate race in North Carolina is still making top ten lists despite Democrats not having a candidate. State Treasurer Janet Cowell effectively took her name out of consideration last week when she announced she was running for re-election. Kay Hagan says...
by John Wynne | Apr 28, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, Poll Analysis, Polling |
As soon as the dust settled on 2014, there was a flurry of speculation that Democrats would recruit Kay Hagan to run against Richard Burr in 2016. The thinking was: hey, in a GOP wave year, Hagan came within 2 points of retaining her seat. So, obviously, her loss was...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 28, 2015 | Editor's Blog, NCGOP, NCGov |
Many years ago, when I was young, impatient and impulsive, (as opposed to now when I’m old, impatient and impulsive) I threw a hammer in a fit of frustration. Unfortunately, I threw it straight into a clothesline and the clothesline threw it back. The claw hit me 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...
