by John Wynne | Feb 10, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Congressional Races, Features, NC Politics, US House |
No one is watching the developments of the North Carolina redistricting case with greater interest than U.S. Representative Renee Ellmers. If the Supreme Court decides that the show must go on (and denies the state a stay) then it’s overwhelmingly likely the...
by John Wynne | Feb 9, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, National Politics, NC Politics |
We all know that elections are won primarily based on the amount of bumper stickers and yard signs expressing support for that candidate. And since election year is in full swing, they’re starting to pop up everywhere. Here’s what I can report seeing in my...
by John Wynne | Feb 8, 2016 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, Race, US House |
So congressional districts 1 and 12 have been deemed illegal racial gerrymanders by a federal court. The court found that race, not politics, predominated in the drawing of those two districts, dispelling the fiction that the General Assembly didn’t know what...
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 Thomas Mills | Feb 4, 2016 | Editor's Blog, National Politics |
Ted Cruz created a firestorm in the days leading up to the Iowa caucuses when he sent out a letter meant to encourage people to go vote. He used a tactic called “social pressure” by some and “shaming” by others. It’s also a tactic that derived from research about what...
by John Wynne | Feb 3, 2016 | 2014 Elections, 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, National Politics, NC Politics, Presidential race, US Senate |
It should be fairly obvious by now, but those running for office in competitive, high-profile races shouldn’t skip debates. It’s bad. Ask Donald Trump. Ask our former senator, Kay Hagan. According to the Cruz campaign, Trump’s decision to skip the...
