by John Wynne | Feb 25, 2015 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NCGov, Poll Analysis, Polling |
A new poll from Elon takes the temperature of NC voters. While they’re not as cold toward their politicians as the temperatures outside, no one is overwhelmingly popular, and there is some anxiety about the direction in which the state is heading. First,...
by John Wynne | Feb 24, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Congressional Races, Features, NC Politics, NCGOP, US House |
Says GOP Rep. Walter Jones: “I like to be a thorn in people’s ass.” Jones, who represents the 3rd congressional district, has long been just that for the GOP establishment, and they’ve been more than happy to return the favor by stripping him...
by Alex DiLalla | Feb 24, 2015 | Gay Marriage, NC Politics |
Alex Hayden DiLalla, a North Carolina native, is National LGBT Caucus Chair of the College Democrats of America and Louis Duke is President of the College Democrats of North Carolina. Today, the North Carolina state senate will meet in committee to discuss North...
by John Wynne | Feb 23, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Features, NC Politics, NC Senate Races, NCGA, NCGOP |
Sen. Tamara Barringer of Cary is apparently considering a run for statewide office, according to the News & Observer. Barringer, an attorney who teaches at the UNC Chapel Hill business school, was elected to the State Senate in 2012, representing the 17th...
by John Wynne | Feb 20, 2015 | Ads, Campaigns, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NCGA |
Friday is usually when we do our “Worst Week in Raleigh/NC Politics” feature, but today we’re doing something a little different. On occasion, someone in NC politics has a week that is so spectacularly good that it just has to be documented. Today,...
by Thomas Mills | Feb 20, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Editor's Blog |
In the wake of the 2008 election, Democrats in North Carolina believed they were an ascendant party. They elected a governor, US Senator and the state voted for a Democrat for president for the first time since 1976. The increase in African-American and Hispanic...
