by John Wynne | Mar 19, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, Moral Monday, NC Politics, US Senate |
A couple of days ago, a group of North Carolinians went to meet with Sens. Burr and Tillis to try to convince them to support Obama’s nominee for Attorney General, Loretta Lynch. They came away angry and disappointed, as the 45-minute meeting failed to convince...
by John Wynne | Mar 13, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, US Senate |
Former Sen. Kay Hagan was interviewed by NPR the other day. She talked about why she lost, what she would do right now if she were still in Washington, and a little about her future. She blamed President Obama for her loss and said he failed to make effective use of...
by John Wynne | Mar 4, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, Poll Analysis, Polling, US Senate |
PPP’s latest poll was released yesterday. There’s not much to report here. Things are looking very stable. President Obama is, as always, underwater approval-wise. The governor’s race is looking like a toss-up at this point. Burr’s approval...
by John Wynne | Mar 2, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, US Senate |
Surprised that Sen. Richard Burr joined his colleague Thom Tillis in voting against Loretta Lynch’s nomination for Attorney General? Don’t be. That’s because Burr isn’t taking any chances when it comes to fending off a potential challenge from...
by John Wynne | Feb 11, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, US Senate |
Did you know that North Carolina is holding a Senate race in 2016? One might forget considering how remarkably quiet the news has been on that front. There’s mixed news for Democrats. Two weeks ago, the Burr campaign raised over $1 million in one night, a sure...
by John Wynne | Feb 10, 2015 | Campaigns, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Democrats, Features, US Senate |
In some alternative universe somewhere, North Carolinians and the entire nation are mourning the loss of former Senator Dean Smith (D-NC), the conscience of the Senate and the most prominent exponent of Southern liberalism. The legendary UNC basketball coach was...
