by John Wynne | Sep 15, 2015 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Democrats, Features, NC Politics, NCGA
Welcome to this edition of Better Know a Legislator – the first in what we hope will be an ongoing series of exclusive interviews with those who represent us in the General Assembly. State Senator Terry Van Duyn is a Democrat who represents the 49th district....
by John Wynne | Aug 12, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Democrats, Features, National Politics, NC Politics, US Senate |
After months of almost no activity, the North Carolina Senate race is finally starting to see some movement. Over the past two weeks, a number of Democrats have expressed interest in running against incumbent Republican senator Richard Burr – two of them coming...
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 John Wynne | Jul 27, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Democrats, Features, National Politics, NC Politics, US House |
Republicans are going to see intense intra-party contests in NC-2 and NC-3 next May, but it also looks like Democrats won’t be deprived of the primary fun. Former state senator Malcolm Graham is apparently planning to challenge Rep. Alma Adams in NC-12, the...
by John Wynne | Jul 8, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Democrats, Features, NC Politics |
If Charles Meeker has his way, then come 2017 you’ll be seeing his face in every elevator. The former mayor of Raleigh is challenging incumbent Republican Cherie Berry for the office of Labor Commissioner. This could be Berry’s toughest challenge to date....
by John Wynne | Jul 6, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Democrats, Features, NC Politics, NC Senate Races |
Several weeks ago, I wrote a post on the five districts in the North Carolina Senate most likely to switch parties. The 27th, held by Republican Trudy Wade, did not make the list – for good reason, as we’ll see later. But Senator Wade’s role in...
