by John Wynne | Oct 20, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGA |
Want to know why so many legislators aren’t running again? Here’s a fact: serving in the General Assembly is just not fun. Case in point is Rep. Nathan Baskerville (D-Vance), who announced yesterday he’s not running again. Baskerville is only 34...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 20, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Editor's Blog, National Politics |
About a year or so ago, when Bernie Sanders wasn’t on the radar screen and the SuperPAC Ready for Hillary was serving as a campaign-in-waiting, my late friend Ross Bates said that he wasn’t really Ready for Hillary but he was resigned to Hillary. He wasn’t an...
by John Wynne | Oct 15, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC House Races, NC Politics, NCGA |
The legislature is losing its one unaffiliated member. Paul Tine, who represents a coastal district in the State House, in a previous post Tine was named as the most vulnerable incumbent legislator in the lower chamber. By ending his tenure on his own terms, Tine...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 15, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Editor's Blog, US Senate |
We have a Senate race in North Carolina. Or at least we might. Deborah Ross’ entry into the contest gives Democrats a candidate who is smart, accomplished, connected—and attractive. She’ll need to leverage those assets into the type of resources she needs to run a...
by John Wynne | Oct 14, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, US Senate |
Former State Representative Deborah Ross is now running for U.S. Senate against Richard Burr. Her campaign began with a video, launched under a cloak of darkness and in the aftermath of a Democratic presidential debate. The North Carolina Republican Party is already...
by John Wynne | Oct 13, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Education, Features, NC Politics, UNC |
With campaign season comes several surprises. State Treasurer Janet Cowell’s announcement that she’s not seeking reelection next year certainly qualifies as one of them. Cowell, first elected in 2008, was heavily courted by the DSCC to run against Richard...
