by John Wynne | Dec 10, 2014 | 2016 Elections, Features, NC Politics, Poll Analysis, Polling, US Senate |
PPP is out with a new poll looking at the reelection prospects for both Burr and McCrory. The results are fairly unsurprising, though notably McCrory looks to be in better shape than Burr, which defies the conventional wisdom. At this point, both McCrory and Burr have...
by Thomas Mills | Dec 10, 2014 | 2016 Elections, Editor's Blog, National Politics |
In 2014, establishment Republicans got what they wanted: moderate candidates for US Senate. In both 2010 and 2012, the GOP lost chances to take the Senate because unelectable candidates won Republican primaries. Candidates like Christine O’Donnell in Delaware, Sharon...
by John Wynne | Dec 8, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Congressional Races, Features, NCGA, NCGOP, US House |
One of the biggest talking points used by NC Democrats in the aftermath of the 2012 elections was the victories by NC Republicans up and down the ballot were solely due to gerrymandering. Well that talking point is kaput. Last month, the NC GOP clearly won the popular...
by Thomas Mills | Dec 8, 2014 | 2016 Elections, Editor's Blog |
Last week, I wrote about fantasy politics. This week, I’ll start with reality politics. Elizabeth Warren is my type of Democrat. She’s fiery and passionate about helping working-class families while reining in the excesses of Wall Street. She understands that flat...
by John Wynne | Dec 4, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Demographic Trends, Features, NC Politics, US Senate |
The Wake County Board of Elections now has results from November 4th broken down by precinct. These numbers contain early voting totals. With early vote numbers now in, we can finally examine what happened in Wake. Democrats did very, very well there last month. Hagan...
by John Wynne | Dec 3, 2014 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, US Senate |
Let’s jump right into it. Here’s what we know: 1. Burr is probably running again. Burr is putting out the word that he’s running again. He was probably planning to retire but then changed his mind after the GOP took back the Senate. His friend John...
