by John Wynne | Nov 6, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Democrats, Features, NC House Races, NC Politics, NC Senate Races, NCGA, US Senate |
I don’t think it’s exaggerating things to say that the 2014 elections in North Carolina were an unmitigated disaster for Democrats. True, there were a few bright spots: they swept the Wake County Board of Commissioners races, gained a few seats in the...
by John Wynne | Nov 5, 2014 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, US Senate |
Looking at the numbers, you could see why Kay Hagan was one of the most vulnerable incumbents at the beginning of the year. While NC is a purple state, Romney carried it by 2 points in what was a pretty good year for Democrats. Once you factor in Democrats dropping...
by Thomas Mills | Nov 5, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, US Senate |
Well, I missed in this election. I didn’t believe a Republican wave was coming but it did. Republicans won every contested US Senate race except New Hampshire and picked up a handful of Governors to boot. In North Carolina, the race looks very similar to the 2012...
by Thomas Mills | Nov 3, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, US Senate |
The Hagan campaign must be happy, if not a bit nervous, about where they are right now. All of the polls in the final week had her up by at least a point. The make up of the electorate looks a lot more like 2012 than 2010 and her GOTV operation seems to be working at...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 31, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, US Senate |
The North Carolina Senate race has tightened. Thom Tillis and his campaign argue that he has the momentum going into Election Day. That’s not really true. Yes, he appears to be getting closer to Hagan after trailing her for the past two and half months. But it’s more...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 30, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, US Senate |
Thom Tillis is still having trouble with his right flank. Maybe it’s just a very few vocal disgruntled conservatives, but at this point in the campaign, it must be giving the Tillis campaign heartburn. Regardless, the campaign must have decided they need the middle...
