by Thomas Mills | Oct 13, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGov |
For years, North Carolinians joked that election season officially began when the media and others started speculating on what Roy Cooper was going to do. He passed on several Senate races and gubernatorial contest but this year, he’s in. Looking back, those were...
by John Wynne | Oct 12, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, National Politics, NC Politics, US House |
It was already difficult to predict the outcome of the Republican primary in the state’s second congressional district. Now, the rumors and “false witnessing” swirling around Washington adds an additional layer of complexity to things. We’ll...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 12, 2015 | Editor's Blog, National Politics, NC Politics |
About 50 years ago, the Republican party made a deal with the devil. Today, they’re paying the price. They have a caucus in Washington that is essentially ungovernable because a large segment of it doesn’t want to or know how to govern. In the wake of the Civil Rights...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 9, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Editor's Blog |
Before everybody jumps on me as a shill for Hillary Clinton, let me say that I’m not working for the Clinton campaign. I’m not even enamored with Hillary Clinton and not sure she can win next November. In fact, if Joe Biden got into the race I would have a hard time...
by John Wynne | Oct 8, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, US Senate |
Several months ago I outlined the strategy that Senator Richard Burr has used successfully in both of his campaigns. One of the key planks of the strategy is scaring off potential challengers. While there’s still two months to go before the filing deadline,...
by John Wynne | Oct 7, 2015 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics |
What happened last night in elections held in North Carolina’s two largest cities: Charlotte Jennifer Roberts won the runoff, 54%-46%. So much for Clodfelter’s momentum. The endorsement from third place finisher David Howard doesn’t appear to have...
