by John Wynne | May 25, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGov, Poll Analysis, Polling |
The latest poll from PPP is a sight to behold: just about every statewide contest is totally tied. The race for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, and State Treasurer are all within a point of each other. There’s also interesting results when it...
by Thomas Mills | May 24, 2016 | Editor's Blog, National Politics, NC Politics |
This weekend, South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham started urging his fellow Republicans to unite behind Trump. This from a guy who once called Trump a “race-baiting, xenophobic religious bigot.” Graham is just the latest member of the GOP to fall in line after...
by John Wynne | May 23, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, US House |
The latest private polling apparently shows George Holding with a huge lead over Renee Ellmers in the battle to be the Republican nominee for the 2nd congressional district. We could see the real fight being the battle for second place: Brannon vs. Ellmers. Greg...
by Thomas Mills | May 23, 2016 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics |
In his commencement address at Elon University on Friday, David Gergen said that North Carolina had been taken over by the “forces of political extremism.” He was, of course, talking about the legislature and the governor. That’s harsh criticism coming from a...
by Walt de Vries | May 19, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Campaigns, History, Politics, Presidential race |
Mitt Romney has got it right when it comes to his stand opposing Donald Trump’s candidacy for the GOP nomination and then later as his party’s nominee for the presidential campaign. Mitt’s father, Governor George Romney (R-Mich.), fought a similar uphill fight against...
by James Kotecki | May 19, 2016 | LGBT Rights, NC Politics, PODCAST, Politics, Redistricting, The North Carolinian
How does a junior legislator in the minority party become a bona fide political celebrity? Two words: the Internet. Senator Jeff Jackson (D-Charlotte) unpacks his viral hits, from solo legislating on a snow day to creating the #WeAreNotThis hashtag. For this...
