by Kirk Kovach | Dec 4, 2019 | 2020 election, NC Politics, NC Senate Races, North Carolina, The Kovach Corner, US Senate
On the heels of a court decision this week, North Carolina opened filing for congressional races. The decision ended what had been months of speculation about what districts North Carolina would use for its thirteen-member congressional delegation. For the past...
by Kirk Kovach | May 31, 2019 | 2020 elections, The Kovach Corner, US Senate
In the course of the past few weeks, Thom Tillis has worked to solidify his standing amongst the Trump wing of the Republican Party, insofar as there is any other wing at this point. Unfortunately for him, it looks like a lost cause. Mark Walker, the prominent...
by Kirk Kovach | May 28, 2019 | NC Politics, Politics, The Kovach Corner, US Senate |
As it stands now, Democrats need a candidate for US Senate. There have been a few candidates to throw their hat into the race so far, but none of them have the fundraising ability or the institutional support to mount a realistic challenge against the incumbent Thom...
by Kirk Kovach | May 10, 2019 | 2020 election, The Kovach Corner, US Senate
In the past few months, scrutinizing eyes have fallen upon Republican Senator Thom Tillis here in the Tar Heel state. Endless speculation surrounding a potential primary challenge finally bore fruit earlier this week: Tucker Garland, a conservative businessman and...
by Kirk Kovach | May 6, 2019 | 2020 election, The Feed, The Kovach Corner, US Senate
For months now, and especially on the heels of his unexplainable op-ed flip flop in the Washington Post, there have been rumors and speculation that the incumbent Republican Senator Thom Tillis might face a primary challenger. Now, one has appeared in the form of...
by Darren Janz | Dec 11, 2018 | 2018 elections, Congressional Races, Features, National Politics, NC Political Geography, NC Politics, North Carolina, Politics, US House, US Senate
This year, Americans elected 35 of the 100 members of the United States Senate and all 435 members of the United States House of Representatives, substantially altering the composition of Congress in what was largely the first national referendum on Donald Trump’s...
