by Thomas Mills | Dec 31, 2014 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, Predictions |
Last year, I learned that the prediction game is a tough business. I started off on a roll, but went down hill from there. I said that Thom Tillis would win the primary outright and the race would see unprecedented amounts of money from outside groups. I got both of...
by John Wynne | Dec 30, 2014 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Democrats, Features, NC Politics, US Senate |
We detailed the potential challengers to Richard Burr in the last post. Now, it’s up to you all, the readers, to decide: who should Democrats nominate to go up against Burr in 2016? (If you’re a Republican, feel free to share your thoughts in the comments,...
by John Wynne | Dec 29, 2014 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, US Senate |
In the past couple of days there have been three articles reporting on the 2016 Senate race. They are linked below: Roll Call – 10 Races to Watch in 2016: North Carolina Senate The Hill – 10 senators who could lose in 2016 Politico – 16 in ’16:...
by John Wynne | Dec 23, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, National Politics, NC Politics, US Senate |
Here’s another fun map, this time of turnout by county for the 2014 general elections in North Carolina. As you can see, there are a few regional patterns but as a whole the colors look pretty random. The five counties with the best turnout: 1. Alleghany...
by Thomas Mills | Dec 17, 2014 | Editor's Blog, NCGov |
Well, I think Pat McCrory is in trouble. The AP reported yesterday that he received almost $200,000 from Tree.com, a mortgage brokerage, after he was sworn in as governor. McCrory insists he did nothing illegal and blasted the report as “partisan drive-by journalism.”...
by John Wynne | Dec 11, 2014 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, Poll Analysis, Polling, US Senate |
This post continues the analysis from yesterday of PPP’s latest poll. This time, we’re going to be concentrating on the U.S. Senate race. Richard Burr is the Republican incumbent and plans to seek reelection. He has yet to draw a Democratic opponent. Burr...
