by John Wynne | Jan 12, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Democrats, Features, NC Politics, US Senate |
Now-former Senator Hagan is considering running against her old colleague, Richard Burr. Ultimately, I don’t think she’ll pull the trigger and most political observers seem to share that opinion. I think if she could wave a magic wand and become U.S....
by John Wynne | Jan 9, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Democrats, Features, NC House Races, NC Politics |
The legislative session hasn’t even started yet and already NC House Democrats have won the first “worst week in Raleigh” award for the year 2015. This dubious honor was cemented when Paul Tine (former D-Kitty Hawk) announced he was ending his...
by John Wynne | Dec 30, 2014 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Democrats, Features, NC Politics, US Senate |
We detailed the potential challengers to Richard Burr in the last post. Now, it’s up to you all, the readers, to decide: who should Democrats nominate to go up against Burr in 2016? (If you’re a Republican, feel free to share your thoughts in the comments,...
by John Wynne | Nov 13, 2014 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Democrats, Features, National Politics, NC Politics, NCGOP, NCGov, US Senate |
There are two narratives going around about the standing of Senator Richard Burr in 2016. The first is that Democrats don’t really have a top-tier candidate and in the absence of one Burr will coast to reelection. That’s not quite right. But it’s...
by John Wynne | Nov 10, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Democrats, Features, NC Politics, NC Senate Races, NCGA, NCGOP |
Overall, Republicans did very well on Election Night when it came to the General Assembly races, especially in the State Senate, where they actually managed to pick up a seat. Yes, they lost a few in the House, and we’ll cover those later, but they maintained...
by John Wynne | Nov 7, 2014 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Democrats, Features, NC Politics, US Senate |
First, let’s hear Hagan’s (and No No Cat’s) official response to rumors that she’s going to mount a comeback bid in 2016: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cl5z3jy8ixE On a serious note, I first got wind of this talk on Twitter on Election Night,...
