by John Wynne | Aug 18, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC House Races, NC Politics |
One of the districts I overlooked when I wrote my piece on the 10 House Districts Most Likely to Switch was HD-46, currently held by Rep. Ken Waddell. The 46th district takes in all of Columbus and parts of Robeson and Bladen counties and it can be best described as a...
by Alexander H. Jones | Aug 16, 2015 | NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP, Tax Reform |
At what point does the Senate finally get sick of itself? After four years of putting up with them, even their erstwhile allies in the House have tired of the Upper Chamber’s pointless, chest-thumping gestures. It must be exhausting to blast another doomed bill...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 14, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Editor's Blog, US Senate |
The Democrats interested in the Senate race are surfacing. The Heath Shuler trial balloon went up last week. State Representative Duane Hall announced before that. The Deborah Ross and Chris Rey balloons went up this week. And there’s plenty of time for more people to...
by John Wynne | Aug 13, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, US Senate |
A couple weeks ago, Democrats were having difficulty landing just one candidate to go up against Richard Burr. Now, they might have multiple. No one’s officially declared yet, but several folks have made it clear they’re leaning toward running....
by Thomas Mills | Aug 13, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics |
In full disclosure, I’m working with Holly Jones on her campaign for Lieutenant Governor, but the thoughts here are mine and mine alone. I’ve also known Holly my whole life. We grew up in Wadesboro together, both went to UNC-CH and have both been involved in...
by John Wynne | Aug 12, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Democrats, Features, National Politics, NC Politics, US Senate |
After months of almost no activity, the North Carolina Senate race is finally starting to see some movement. Over the past two weeks, a number of Democrats have expressed interest in running against incumbent Republican senator Richard Burr – two of them coming...