by John Wynne | Nov 4, 2015 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Demographic Trends, Features, NC Politics |
Republicans now need two things to happen in order to elect one of their own as mayor of Charlotte: they need depressed minority turnout, and they need to absolutely crush in the suburbs. During Edwin Peacock’s two campaigns for mayor, both those things have...
by Thomas Mills | Nov 4, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Editor's Blog |
Last night should be a cautionary tale for Democrats—and pollsters. By all accounts, Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway was going to win his race for governor. It didn’t work out that way. His opponent, Matt Bevin, won by nine points. That’s a rout. Matt Bevin is...
by John Wynne | Nov 3, 2015 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics |
It’s Election Day in North Carolina. Hundreds of people from across the state will participate in today’s “off-year” municipal elections. The two most interesting contests are described below. Charlotte Mayor Former City Council member Edwin...
by John Wynne | Nov 2, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGOP, US House |
North Carolina’s own Representative Walter Jones was a thorn in the side of the GOP leadership under John Boehner. And while Boehner might have been replaced by Paul Ryan, Jones is not letting up. Jones refused to join other anti-establishment figures like Mark...
by Thomas Mills | Nov 2, 2015 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGov |
I emerged from a week of fog caused by a nasty respiratory illness just in time to read the N&O’s disturbing and remarkable story of apparent corruption in the McCrory administration. While pay-to-play politics in the current administration is the central figure...
by John Wynne | Oct 29, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC House Races, NC Politics, NC Senate Races |
As we’re approaching the filing deadline, more and more people are starting to announce their candidacies. Yesterday, two Democratic women announced they were running for state legislative seats in Wake County. Neither of the seats are solidly Republican so they...
