by John Wynne | Jul 2, 2014 | Campaigns, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Senate Races, NCGA, NCGOP, Politics |
Senate District 15: Jim Fulghum (R) vs. Tom Bradshaw (D) Senate District 15 is located in northwestern Wake County. It’s a mix of suburban Raleigh (including wealthy ITB precincts), part of Wake Forest, and some of the few rural areas remaining in the county. Of...
by John Wynne | Jun 25, 2014 | Ads, Campaigns, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, Social Issues, US Senate, Women's Rights |
Uh-oh! Everywhere Kay Hagan goes, she sees the Kochtopus. And we’re about to be seeing even more of this foul creature too, on television. The Susan B. Anthony List just made a $100,000 buy against Kay Hagan, attacking her for her support of “painful,...
by John Wynne | Jun 17, 2014 | Campaigns, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Demographic Trends, Features, Race, US Senate |
Once again, the Hagan campaign is trying to make hay out of something stupid Thom Tillis said years ago. Except in this case, it’s not that stupid. In September 2012, Tillis appeared on the Carolina Business Review and was asked for his take on the changing...
by John Wynne | Jun 12, 2014 | Campaigns, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Congressional Races, Features, Immigration, NCGOP |
A couple of months ago, neither Ellmers nor Cantor looked particularly vulnerable. That’s especially true in Cantor’s case, obviously. Both were attacked as supporters of “amnesty” and went up against opponents who made opposition to illegal...
by John Wynne | Jun 3, 2014 | Campaigns, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Debates, Features, US Senate |
Whatever you think of Thom Tillis’s proposal for ten debates, one thing is clear: it would be unprecedented in NC political history. In fact, by my count, that would be almost as many debates in one Senate election as we’ve had, total, in the past 30...
by John Wynne | Jun 2, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Campaigns, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Education, Features, NC Senate Races |
The powers-that-be in the North Carolina General Assembly want to keep their short session short and sweet. A lot of people are saying that’s because Thom Tillis doesn’t want to engender a lot of controversy while he’s running for Senate, but...
