by Thomas Mills | Jul 22, 2016 | Editor's Blog, Presidential race |
For a brief moment last night, I thought I saw the brilliance of the Trump strategy. After destroying the Republican Party in dramatic fashion on Wednesday night, he was going to pivot left and start wooing disaffected Democrats—from the stage of the Republican...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 21, 2016 | Editor's Blog, Presidential race |
The GOP convention is nothing if not entertaining. It’s got twists and turns, a changing plot line, and a master of ceremonies who is also the guest of honor. It’s not really a convention, though; it’s a reality show. Last night the convention offered some of the...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 20, 2016 | Editor's Blog, Presidential race |
Yesterday, former North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr left the Republican convention, calling Donald Trump “a danger to the country.” In turn, NCGOP Executive Director Dallas Woodhouse said Orr “hasn’t been a good Republican for a long time.” Orr, though, is...
by John Wynne | Jul 19, 2016 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, National Politics, Presidential race |
It’s hard to ignore the polls lately that show Hillary Clinton with 6 and 10 point leads in North Carolina. Other polls show a much closer race and one even shows Trump leading. But Clinton is doing much better here than one might expect simply from looking at...
by Alexander H. Jones | Jul 7, 2016 | 2016 Elections, National Politics, Presidential race |
For perhaps the first time ever, a U.S. Senator may follow his immediate predecessor in being nominated for Vice President. I’m talking, of course, about rumors that Richard Burr may in SAT language be to Donald Trump as John Edwards was to John Kerry. The selection...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 6, 2016 | Editor's Blog, National Politics, Presidential race |
North Carolina had a big day with the President, the Democratic presidential nominee and the Republican presidential nominee all in the state. It was Barack Obama’s first joint appearance with Hillary Clinton since the primaries ended. It was Donald Trump’s...
