by Thomas Mills | Jun 15, 2016 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, US Senate |
Donald Trump’s rhetoric is increasingly disturbing. He’s clearly targeting Muslims as a way to garner support through fear. He runs the risk of both alienating other countries and fomenting violence against Muslims in this one. More disturbing for those of us in...
by John Wynne | Jun 13, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics |
Commissioner of Agriculture Race: Steve Troxler (R, incumbent) vs. Walter Smith (D) This is a below-the-radar race, and will remain that way through Election Day. Steve Troxler is the incumbent, first elected in 2004 in a very tight and controversial election. Since...
by John Wynne | Jun 9, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, US Senate |
Senator Richard Burr – sometimes seen as the voice of the state’s business community – is now saying that the legislature “botched” HB 2 and that the law was “far too expansive.” The campaign of his opponent, Deborah Ross,...
by John Wynne | Jun 8, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, US House |
Renee Ellmers lost by a large margin last night. She almost came in third place. So why did she lose? Was it the Trump endorsement? What happened? Conservative discontent Ellmers was elected as part of the Tea Party wave of 2010, and she was a candidate of the Tea...
by Thomas Mills | Jun 8, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Editor's Blog |
Today, the school year ends and the general election campaign begins. Last night, Rep. Richard Hudson clinched the GOP nomination for the 8th Congressional District. He spent about $800,000 to garner just 16,305 votes and still lost three of the seven counties. If his...
by John Wynne | Jun 7, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, US House |
It’s a fool’s errand to make predictions for an election with a bunch of competitive races and extremely low turnout. But I’m going to make some anyway, at the risk of looking very foolish. NC-02 Republican The race that’s getting all the buzz,...
