by John Wynne | Apr 28, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Campaigns, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NCGOP, Polling, US Senate
A couple months ago, I thought people were overestimating Tillis’s chance of avoiding a runoff. While everyone else was arguing that he was the ‘inevitable’ nominee, I pointed out there was a lot of discontent on the Right and that a Tea Party...
by John Wynne | Apr 22, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Campaigns, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Congressional Races, Features, National Politics, NC Politics, NCGOP, US House |
“The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers!” From this ad in the NC-07 primary, it appears candidate David Rouzer might agree with this Shakespearean sentiment. Of course, this line was actually uttered by a villain, and intended by the Bard...
by James Kotecki | Apr 22, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Campaigns, National Politics, NCGOP, Politics, The North Carolinian, US Senate
Ted Alexander was the mayor of Shelby, North Carolina. Now he’s one of eight Republicans running for US Senate. Turns out Ted is kind of like the Blues Brothers. He doesn’t burst into song (at least on this podcast). But he is on a mission from God. * * * Subscribe on...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 18, 2014 | Campaigns, National Politics, NC Politics |
How utterly silly politics has become. Kay Hagan gets attacked for supporting Obamacare and she bashes the Koch Brothers. Thom Tillis gets hit for ignoring sex scandals in his office and giving the culprits handsome severance packages and he blasts Harry Reid. When I...
by John Wynne | Apr 16, 2014 | Campaigns, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, Gay Marriage, Issues, National Politics, Obamacare, Social Issues, US Senate |
Maybe it’s time Republicans take another look at Rev. Mark Harris. At first, many dismissed Harris as just another fundamentalist, fire-and-brimstone preacher, prone to gaffes and potentially an embarrassment. But Harris has been remarkably disciplined on the...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 16, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Campaigns, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, US Senate |
Well, the Senate Majority PAC is finally getting it right. They’ve unleashed a million dollar ad buy going after Thom Tillis on the issues popping up in the primary. In essence, they’ve offered Greg Brannon and Mark Harris a huge megaphone. Harris and Brannon have...
