by John Wynne | Sep 2, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGA, US Senate |
There’s no Republican wave this year. Or at least, there doesn’t appear to be one at this point in time. That doesn’t mean one can’t still come about. Just that it’s not as likely as it was a couple of months ago. It shouldn’t be...
by Thomas Mills | Sep 2, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, US Senate |
Labor Day is over and election season officially kicks into high gear. As if to welcome it, Thom Tillis and Kay Hagan meet in the their first debate tomorrow night. While only a few people may actually watch the debate, the press will. Through that prism, people will...
by John Wynne | Sep 1, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, Immigration, NC Politics, US Senate |
Somewhere, Kay Hagan is probably breathing a sigh of relief. Why? It looks like President Obama has decided to put off his bold action on immigration reform – amnesty via executive fiat – until after the midterm elections. Hagan’s record on...
by John Wynne | Aug 29, 2014 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Demographic Trends, Features, NC Politics, NCGA |
The influence of African Americans in North Carolina politics has grown over the last decade. Before 2008, in presidential elections, Blacks constituted about 19% of the electorate. In both 2008 and 2012 they were 22% and 23%, respectively. In part, this is due to the...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 29, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, Education, Environment, NCGA |
For years, the Democrats who controlled the legislature polled the electorate at least once a year. They weren’t asking horse race questions. They were trying to gauge the mood of the people who decided elections to help shape their legislative agenda and their...
by John Wynne | Aug 28, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGA
House District 6 – Rep. Paul Tine (D) vs. Mattie Lawson (R) Paul Tine is a member of an increasingly rare breed: a moderate Democrat holding a conservative-leaning seat in Eastern North Carolina. His district, the 6th, covers Beaufort, Hyde, Washington, and Dare...
