by Thomas Mills | Feb 3, 2016 | Congressional Races, Editor's Blog, NC-08 |
Campaign finance reports are out. They’re boring reading for most people but they tell a lot about campaigns. Political insiders use them to help decide which campaigns are competitive and which are not. Watchdog groups use them to see which organizations are paying...
by John Wynne | Feb 2, 2016 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, National Politics |
What an interesting night! Here are what I consider a few of the things to take away from the Iowa caucus results: North Carolina a player. Since this is an NC-politics related blog, we’ll start off with this first. The results of Iowa significantly increase the...
by Thomas Mills | Feb 2, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Editor's Blog, Presidential race |
The Iowa Caucuses are over and the presidential primaries are officially underway. The results last night gave shape to the GOP race and altered conventional wisdom. On the Democratic side, not much changed. The winner of the GOP caucus was the Republican...
by John Wynne | Feb 1, 2016 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, National Politics, Presidential race
The Republican Party will find itself in one of three scenarios following tonight’s Iowa caucuses. I’ve outlined them below, and their implications: 1. Trump wins big. If Trump not only wins, but wins big, he will completely dominate the news cycle between...
by Thomas Mills | Feb 1, 2016 | Editor's Blog, National Politics, Presidential race |
If you’ve been following the presidential race lately, you’ve probably seen several pundits speculating that Donald Trump is killing the Republican party. Don’t believe it. Something may be attacking the GOP but it’s not The Donald. It’s the people. Donald Trump is to...
by John Wynne | Jan 28, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, US House |
A couple days ago, Hillary Clinton earned the endorsement of U.S. Rep. David Price of the 4th district. Now, another member of the NC congressional delegation has chosen a candidate. This time the endorser is Rep. Mark Meadows, the anti-establishment congressman from...
