by Thomas Mills | Jun 1, 2016 | Editor's Blog, National Politics |
Donald Trump is not going to be president. All of the talk about Trump settling down and becoming more presidential was just the dream of a few GOPers and media types who want a real horse race. Even with the nomination locked up, Trump is continuing to insult his...
by John Wynne | May 31, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, US House |
The winner of the Republican primary in District 13 is anyone’s guess. It’s a total jump ball. There are 17 – yes, 17 – candidates running, meaning that technically a candidate could win with as little as 6% of the vote. The General Assembly...
by James Kotecki | May 26, 2016 | Campaigns, National Politics, PODCAST, Politics, The North Carolinian, US Senate |
North Carolina’s US Senate race in 2016 could be one of the most bitterly fought in the country. Democrats hope to defeat Republican incumbent Richard Burr in their battle to retake the upper chamber. But it won’t be easy: the race will be expensive, contentious, and,...
by Thomas Mills | May 24, 2016 | Editor's Blog, National Politics, NC Politics |
This weekend, South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham started urging his fellow Republicans to unite behind Trump. This from a guy who once called Trump a “race-baiting, xenophobic religious bigot.” Graham is just the latest member of the GOP to fall in line after...
by John Wynne | May 23, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, US House |
The latest private polling apparently shows George Holding with a huge lead over Renee Ellmers in the battle to be the Republican nominee for the 2nd congressional district. We could see the real fight being the battle for second place: Brannon vs. Ellmers. Greg...
by Walt de Vries | May 19, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Campaigns, History, Politics, Presidential race |
Mitt Romney has got it right when it comes to his stand opposing Donald Trump’s candidacy for the GOP nomination and then later as his party’s nominee for the presidential campaign. Mitt’s father, Governor George Romney (R-Mich.), fought a similar uphill fight against...
