by John Wynne | Feb 9, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, National Politics, NC Politics |
We all know that elections are won primarily based on the amount of bumper stickers and yard signs expressing support for that candidate. And since election year is in full swing, they’re starting to pop up everywhere. Here’s what I can report seeing in my...
by John Wynne | Feb 8, 2016 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, Race, US House |
So congressional districts 1 and 12 have been deemed illegal racial gerrymanders by a federal court. The court found that race, not politics, predominated in the drawing of those two districts, dispelling the fiction that the General Assembly didn’t know what...
by Alexander H. Jones | Feb 7, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Democrats, National Politics |
Thomas Jefferson was George Washington’s Secretary of State. James Madison ran the State Department under Jefferson. So with Monroe under Madison and John Quincy Adams under Monroe. Powell and Rice are light years more popular than their fellow Bushies. Clearly, the...
by John Wynne | Feb 4, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC House Races, NC Politics |
Twelve years ago, Rep. David Miner lost his Cary-based seat to Nelson Dollar in a nasty GOP primary. After his loss, the moderate Miner bemoaned the conservative direction in which the party was moving and warned about the consequences of electing intransigent...
by John Wynne | Feb 3, 2016 | 2014 Elections, 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, National Politics, NC Politics, Presidential race, US Senate |
It should be fairly obvious by now, but those running for office in competitive, high-profile races shouldn’t skip debates. It’s bad. Ask Donald Trump. Ask our former senator, Kay Hagan. According to the Cruz campaign, Trump’s decision to skip the...
by Thomas Mills | Feb 3, 2016 | Congressional Races, Editor's Blog, NC-08 |
Campaign finance reports are out. They’re boring reading for most people but they tell a lot about campaigns. Political insiders use them to help decide which campaigns are competitive and which are not. Watchdog groups use them to see which organizations are paying...
