by Thomas Mills | Oct 16, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, US Senate |
We’re now in the final three weeks of the election. It’s time to take a brief look at the state of the US Senate race in North Carolina. Kay Hagan has held a small but sustainable lead since mid-August. Last week, though, movement shifted toward Thom Tillis. A couple...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 14, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, US Senate |
It seems Thom Tillis got a reprieve. The National Republican Senatorial Committee decided to invest in North Carolina after all. The good polling numbers Tillis so desperately needed showed up following debate week. The shifts weren’t big, but they were enough to keep...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 13, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, Gay Marriage, US Senate |
A lot of pundits and political types are wondering how gay marriages in North Carolina will affect the US Senate race. The short answer? They won’t. Like Obamacare, gay marriage has lost its luster for those folks in the middle who swing elections. For the same reason...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 10, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, US Senate |
It has the feel of a final, desperate push. According the N&O, the GOP “dominated the airways” in the last two weeks of September in an attempt to break through Hagan’s small but stubborn lead. No outside groups except Rove’s Crossroads GPS has air time...
by John Wynne | Oct 9, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP, Poll Analysis, Polling, US Senate |
Yesterday, Team Tillis got what they haven’t had in almost a month now: good news. In fact, yesterday was a very good day for the Tillis camp. Requests for absentee ballots are showing Republicans turning the tide. The Supreme Court also issued a stay in the...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 9, 2014 | Editor's Blog, US Senate |
Originally, I planned to write about the fight for women’s votes in the North Carolina Senate race. A story in the News & Observer today outlines how both sides are wooing women voters. A poll briefing from Women’s Voices Women Vote-Democracy Corps earlier...
