by John Wynne | Dec 16, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC House Races, NC Politics |
When it comes to the legislative elections next year, Wake County is going to be a major battleground. The Democratic Party chairman there says his goal is to win at least four of the five competitive seats in the county. It’s a lofty goal, but with presidential...
by Thomas Mills | Dec 16, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Editor's Blog |
By this time in 2013, North Carolina was in full-tilt campaign mode. Third-party groups were running ads for and against both Kay Hagan and Thom Tillis. We knew we were in for a long ride. This year? Nothing. I think a pro-McCrory group may have run some warm and...
by John Wynne | Dec 15, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, National Politics |
In January 2013, Ted Cruz came to the United States Senate with a brilliant idea: just go hard-right on everything, and carve out a niche as the most conservative, most uncompromising guy in Washington DC against a backdrop of weak-willed, hand-wringing establishment...
by Thomas Mills | Dec 15, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics |
The Republican civil war in North Carolina is raging. Today, the conservative blog The Daily Haymaker is calling the John Locke Foundation leaders “RINOs” or Republicans In Name Only. That’s quite an insult to the oldest conservative think tank in the state. Over in...
by John Wynne | Dec 14, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Democrats, Features, NC Politics |
North Carolina Democrats have a lot riding on their shoulders this election cycle. Next year, they need to do at least one of the following: either elect Roy Cooper governor, knock off Richard Burr in the U.S. Senate, or deliver the state’s 15 electoral votes to...
by Thomas Mills | Dec 14, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics |
Election reform advocate Lee Mortimer has an idea. He calls it “Win the Vote.” In heavily gerrymandered legislative and Congressional districts, Democrats might not be able to win a majority of seats, but they can win a majority of the votes cast for legislature or...
