by Thomas Mills | Oct 31, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, US Senate |
The North Carolina Senate race has tightened. Thom Tillis and his campaign argue that he has the momentum going into Election Day. That’s not really true. Yes, he appears to be getting closer to Hagan after trailing her for the past two and half months. But it’s more...
by Michael Bitzer | Oct 30, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Bitzer, Features
Originally posted at Old North State Politics. North Carolina’s early voting continues its march ahead of where the state was four years in the last mid-term election; among all early voting methods (in-person and mail-in balloting), 731,251 ballots have been...
by John Wynne | Oct 30, 2014 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC House Races, NC Politics, NCGA, Poll Analysis, Polling
House District 115: Rep. Nathan Ramsey (R) vs. John Ager (D) There are two competitive House seats based in Buncombe County this cycle. The first is the high-profile contest between Rep. Tim Moffitt (R) and Brian Turner (D). The other has been much more low-key but...
by Alexander H. Jones | Oct 30, 2014 | 2014 Elections, NC Politics |
Less than a week from now, we have an opportunity to vote the Republicans out. It’s a chance many of us have been yearning for, and judging from early statistics one we may utilize to the hilt. Before we move forward, it is worth remembering how we got here....
by Thomas Mills | Oct 30, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, US Senate |
Thom Tillis is still having trouble with his right flank. Maybe it’s just a very few vocal disgruntled conservatives, but at this point in the campaign, it must be giving the Tillis campaign heartburn. Regardless, the campaign must have decided they need the middle...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 29, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, US Senate |
If the early vote percentages continue, the make up of the electorate will look much more like 2012 than 2010. The raw vote, though looks more like 2010 so far. The year is different because of the shortened voting period, though as many people have voted in the first...
