by John Wynne | Oct 7, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGOP |
Rep. Brian Brown (R-Greenville) is resigning from the General Assembly to take a job with Senator Thom Tillis. Brown was an ally of Tillis in the legislature and will be working with him again as Eastern Regional representative. Brown served as chairman of both the...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 7, 2015 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, Voting Rights |
Gerrymandering districts in North Carolina is old hat. Democrats gerrymandered districts for years to ensure they kept majorities in the state House and Senate and Congress. Now, the GOP has virtually unassailable districts in a state that is evenly divided between...
by John Wynne | Oct 6, 2015 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics |
It’s October of an off year but it’s election day for Raleigh and Charlotte. In Raleigh the mayor and the City Council is up for reelection while in Charlotte the marquee race is the Democratic runoff between incumbent mayor Dan Clodfelter and challenger...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 6, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Editor's Blog |
Yesterday, Holly Jones, a candidate for Lieutenant Governor and a client of mine, launched a program called Crowdsourcing candidates. The goal is to encourage Democrats to run for legislative seats against Republicans. As Holly noted, forty-four Republicans won...
by Holly Jones | Oct 4, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Ads, NC Politics |
Now that the General Assembly has gone home, one thing is clear: We need new legislators in Raleigh. After five years of Republican control, North Carolina is worse for the wear. Our schools are underfunded, our teachers are leaving, and our university system is...
by John Wynne | Oct 1, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGov, Polling |
According to Public Policy Polling, Governor McCrory is locked in a tight race with prospective Democratic nominee Roy Cooper in the 2016 gubernatorial race. But unlike previous surveys, McCrory actually posts a narrow lead, 44-41. The governor’s approval is...
