by Walt de Vries | May 18, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Campaigns, National Politics, Politics, Presidential race |
When North Carolina voters go to vote in the November 8, 2016 election, they will choose between twelve statewide candidates, six of whom are Democratic women, and twelve Republicans, all men, except for one. Look at these top competitive statewide offices: November...
by Thomas Mills | May 17, 2016 | Editor's Blog, National Politics, Presidential race |
Dear America, If you wonder what the country would look like with a Republican President Trump and a GOP-controlled Congress, look no further than North Carolina. In 2012, we elected our first Republican Governor, legislature and Supreme Court in more than 100 years....
by Thomas Mills | May 6, 2016 | Editor's Blog, National Politics, NC Politics |
The Republican Party has lost its ability govern. In states and in Washington, the GOP is passing laws hurting the people it’s supposed to serve and preventing government from functioning effectively. They’ve built an unsustainable coalition that relies on exploiting...
by John Wynne | May 4, 2016 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, National Politics, NCGov, Polling |
We’ve had so many polls on the gubernatorial race lately that it’s hard to stay on top of them all. So I’ve compiled all the surveys from April, right here: SurveyUSA – Cooper +4 Elon – Cooper +6 PPP – Cooper +1 Civitas –...
by John Wynne | May 2, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, National Politics, NC Politics, US House |
Here’s some vice presidential speculation for you: Rep. Renee Ellmers as the running mate for Donald Trump. Need convincing? Donald Trump’s unfavorables with women are through the roof. He needs a female running mate to bring them down a little. Very few...
by Thomas Mills | May 2, 2016 | Editor's Blog, National Politics, Presidential race |
Here’s my bet. Hillary Clinton turns out to be a far better general election candidate than most people think. She’s struggled in the primary this year as she did in 2008. Fighting Republicans, though, is a whole different matter. Nobody has more experience. The...
