by Thomas Mills | Nov 18, 2014 | 2016 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics
Some Republicans in North Carolina seem poised to make a classic post-victory mistake. They are interpreting their win this year as a validation of their policies. They should be more concerned with the obvious dissatisfaction voters showed toward the overreach of...
by John Wynne | Nov 17, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC House Races, NC Politics, NCGA |
This is a look back at the results of the North Carolina State House races. The first part is here. House District 46: Waddell (D, incumbent) vs. Jones (R) PoliticsNC rating: Likely Democratic Final result: D+7 Republican Jones ran a good campaign here, criticizing...
by Thomas Mills | Nov 17, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog |
There’s been a bit of gnashing of teeth among North Carolina Democrats over the election results. A number of people bemoaned the make up of the electorate. They seem to believe that a more progressive campaign with a more grassroots feel could have changed who voted,...
by Thomas Mills | Nov 14, 2014 | 2016 Elections, Editor's Blog |
There’s already speculation that Kay Hagan might run against Richard Burr in 2016. I think it’s more coming from pundits and Democratic operatives than from Hagan herself. Nevertheless, it’s an interesting proposition. My first question is, why would she want to go...
by John Wynne | Nov 13, 2014 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Democrats, Features, National Politics, NC Politics, NCGOP, NCGov, US Senate |
There are two narratives going around about the standing of Senator Richard Burr in 2016. The first is that Democrats don’t really have a top-tier candidate and in the absence of one Burr will coast to reelection. That’s not quite right. But it’s...
by Thomas Mills | Nov 13, 2014 | Editor's Blog, NC House |
Who knew? Not only is Thom Tillis the Senator-elect from North Carolina, he’s also an interior designer. At the same time he’s measuring drapes for his new Senate office, he’s taking down the ones in the building where he used to work. Seems Tillis authorized a...
