by John Wynne | Nov 10, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGov |
If you thought North Carolina politics can get a bit rough sometimes, you might want to take a trip down to Louisiana, the setting of a very ugly governor’s race. Here’s the backstory: Louisiana is a mess, both candidates agree on that. And who are the...
by Thomas Mills | Nov 10, 2015 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics |
The rich are not like the rest of us. Just ask the Keith family. They’ve got big houses and fancy cars. When their kid’s not starting on the high school football team, they find a school where he can. And when they have a problem with a government contract, they call...
by John Wynne | Nov 9, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, National Politics |
I’ve never been a big Ben Carson fan. Outstanding neurosurgeon, but president of the United States? Some experience in government, or at the very least some executive experience, is required. But I can certainly understand why some conservatives do like Carson....
by John Wynne | Nov 6, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics |
Edwin Peacock may have lost the race for Charlotte mayor Tuesday. But when one door shuts, another one opens. Almost as soon as Finance Chair Bob Rucho announced his retirement, speculation began that Peacock could be a candidate to succeed him in the State Senate....
by Alexander H. Jones | Nov 5, 2015 | NC Politics, NCGov |
Pat McCrory is like Where’s Waldo, except nobody cares where he is. To call him “disappointing” is an understatement worthy of Oxford. Only a description like this capture the scale of his ineptitude: The governor’s chair has effectively been empty. McCrory’s slide...
by John Wynne | Nov 5, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics |
What an exciting week in politics it’s been. Municipal elections in North Carolina, Democrat devastation in Kentucky, and a brewing battle between the governor and the state media, all sandwiched between two presidential debates. So here’s a couple of...
