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 | May 21, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Congressional Races, Features |
These could be the least competitive congressional races we’ve seen in this state for a long time. The only two districts that look like they could be remotely competitive are the 2nd, held by Renee Ellmers, and the 6th, the seat left open by Howard...
by John Wynne | May 12, 2014 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Congressional Races, Features, US House
The N&O is out with a long profile on Phil Berger, the Senate pro tem. It’s worth a read. But after the legislature is out of session, we’ll be hearing mostly about his son, Phil Berger Jr., who will be involved in a runoff against pastor Mark Walker...
by John Wynne | May 6, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Congressional Races, Features, NC Politics, NCGOP
First off, the most obvious thing to watch out for. 40%. Does Tillis clear it? The nomination, the control of the Senate, the fate of the country might hinge on the answer. With all the action on the Republican side, one might forget that Kay Hagan has her own primary...
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 Thomas Mills | Apr 21, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Congressional Races, Democrats, NC Politics |
Last week, here on PoliticsNC, Matt Phillippi made the case that Democrat Keith Crisco is the better candidate to face Republican incumbent Renee Ellmers in the race for North Carolina’s Second Congressional District. Matt argues that Crisco can pull moderate to...
