by Thomas Mills | Aug 7, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Editor's Blog, US Senate |
Former Congressman and quarterback Heath Shuler emerged as a potential US Senate candidate to challenge Richard Burr yesterday. Shuler represented the 11th Congressional District in western North Carolina until GOP gerrymandering made the district virtually impossible...
by John Wynne | Aug 6, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC House Races, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP |
No need for much of an introduction here. Democrats need four seats to turn over Republicans’ supermajority in the State House this year. They have a fair chance of doing so, but unlike the Senate they have a number of vulnerable House members they’ll need...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 6, 2015 | Editor's Blog, NCGov |
Pat McCrory’s Oedipal relationship with Aldona Wos was on full display yesterday as the governor wept at her departure. It was quite a contrast with Tata’s lonely exit last week. No press conference and no tears. Of the two, Tata was the better secretary. I imagine...
by John Wynne | Aug 4, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Democrats, Features, NC Politics |
Lost in the news about Roy Cooper’s strong fundraising quarter was the similarly strong fundraising for the North Carolina Democratic Party. The new chairwoman Patsy Keever said that raising money would be her top priority, and it appears she has delivered: the...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 4, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Editor's Blog |
Donald Trump has exposed the true face of Republican party. It’s a group that’s angry and ignorant with a hint of racism. Through polling and focus groups, Trump knows exactly what they want to hear and he says it out loud. On a recent TV clip, I noticed GOP message...
by John Wynne | Aug 3, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGOP, NCGov |
Trial lawyer cash, and a full-time job. That’s the spin coming from the McCrory team on why they were badly outraised in the last quarter. Following Cooper’s successful fundraising haul, the state party tweeted that the money raised was part of...