by John Wynne | Feb 17, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics |
In the latest North Carolina poll, Public Policy Polling finds both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on the decline in their respective primaries. In Clinton’s case, it’s no doubt due to the momentum of Bernie Sanders after strong showings in the Iowa and...
by Thomas Mills | Feb 17, 2016 | Editor's Blog, National Politics, NC Politics, Redistricting |
Anybody wondering why the public has so little faith in the the political system today should be reading the headlines in North Carolina newspapers this week—or following #NCPOL on twitter. For the third decade in a row, politicians are redrawing unconstitutional...
by John Wynne | Feb 16, 2016 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NC-08, NCGOP |
Farewell, NC-12. Yes, we’re still going to have a twelfth congressional district. But it won’t be the same. It’s likely that the snake-like, I-85 shaped district we’ve all come to know and love is on its way out, probably for good. This is of...
by Thomas Mills | Feb 15, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Editor's Blog |
Republicans really don’t seem to understand overreach or the political environment. Voters are angry right now because they believe government is broken. They want Congress to make it work again and they want the members to do their jobs. Failing to hold hearings on a...
by Thomas Mills | Feb 11, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Editor's Blog, Presidential race |
This presidential primary season is one of the most interesting in my lifetime. On the Republican side we’ve got a showman leading a pack of mostly qualified, if underwhelming, contenders. On the Democratic side the coronation of a former First Lady has been derailed...
by John Wynne | Feb 10, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Congressional Races, Features, NC Politics, US House |
No one is watching the developments of the North Carolina redistricting case with greater interest than U.S. Representative Renee Ellmers. If the Supreme Court decides that the show must go on (and denies the state a stay) then it’s overwhelmingly likely the...
