by Thomas Mills | Jul 25, 2016 | Democrats, DNC 2016, Editor's Blog, Politics
PoliticsNC will be reporting live from the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Michael Cooper will be posting blogs and updates on social media. Thomas Mills will be writing periodically throughout the convention. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and...
by Michael Cooper | Jul 25, 2016 | Democrats, DNC 2016, Features, Politics |
We are live from Philadelphia and it is hot. On Sunday the chair of the Democratic National Committee announced her upcoming resignation, and it’s only fitting that the convention itself feels leaderless and disorganized. The convention is being held at the...
by James Kotecki | May 5, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Campaigns, Democrats, NC Politics, PODCAST, Politics, The North Carolinian |
2016 could be the year that North Carolina Democrats come out of the political wilderness. But just as a they’re staging their comeback, the party system itself seems to be unraveling. What is the Democratic Party in the age of super PACS and Senator Sanders? Wake...
by John Wynne | Feb 23, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Democrats, Features, NC Politics, US House |
The new 13th district, located in the western part of the state, is the most competitive of the ten “Republican” districts. But it’s still a seat with a distinct Republican advantage. Mitt Romney defeated Obama there by 7%. Thom Tillis beat Kay Hagan...
by Alexander H. Jones | Feb 7, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Democrats, National Politics |
Thomas Jefferson was George Washington’s Secretary of State. James Madison ran the State Department under Jefferson. So with Monroe under Madison and John Quincy Adams under Monroe. Powell and Rice are light years more popular than their fellow Bushies. Clearly, the...
by John Wynne | Jan 27, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Democrats, Features, NC Politics |
State Sen. Josh Stein isn’t the Democratic nominee for Attorney General yet, but he might as well be. And at least monetarily, he’s off to a good start. His campaign raised over a half million dollars in the last quarter of 2015, giving him $1.49 million...