by Aaron Sarver | Aug 16, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Campaigns, NC Politics, Presidential race |
Last week, the Clinton campaign announced via press release the opening of 18 offices across North Carolina: “On Thursday, August 11 and Friday, August 12, Hillary for North Carolina will officially open 18 Democratic Coordinated Campaign field offices across...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 15, 2016 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, Presidential race |
Donald Trump put out a tweet yesterday that pretty much explains the operational problem with his campaign. “My rallies are not covered properly by the media. They never discuss the real message and never show crowd size or enthusiasm.” As usual, he’s blaming the...
by John Wynne | Jul 25, 2016 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, National Politics, Presidential race |
For a look at what Donald J. Trump faces in the general election, look no further than what the DNC tried to do to Hillary rival Bernie Sanders. Thanks to Wikileaks, we now know that charges of partiality on the part of the group were absolutely grounded in fact. Not...
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...