by Thomas Mills | Oct 8, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, US Senate |
Rarely is the collapse of a political campaign televised. Last night, though, we may have watched the beginning of the end of the Tillis for US Senate campaign. Hagan certainly outperformed the North Carolina House Speaker, but, more significantly, all the weaknesses...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 6, 2014 | 2014 Elections, US Senate
Another round of polls came in over the weekend showing Thom Tillis still trailing Kay Hagan. The New York Times/CBS News/YouGov poll has Hagan leading by one point after trailing by one a month ago. The NBC/Marist poll has her up four. For Tillis to win, the...
by Alexander H. Jones | Oct 5, 2014 | 2014 Elections, US Senate |
The politics of personality inspires interest in two things, role models and “true beliefs.” Is Obama JFK or Jimmy Carter? Does Romney really believe that extreme rhetoric? Thom Tillis has been described as Mitt Romney, and many people think that like Romney the...
by John Wynne | Oct 3, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, Poll Analysis, Polling, US Senate |
Some thoughts on the Senate race to close out the week: The RCP average right now in the three-way race: 43.8% Hagan, 40.0% Tillis, 5.6% Haugh. If Tillis wins two-thirds of undecided voters, and Haugh keeps his 5.6%, then this becomes a tie race. If Haugh takes only...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 3, 2014 | 2014 Elections, US Senate |
Thom Tillis is having difficulty connecting with his base. His problems are really the same problems that plagued GOP candidates for governor throughout the 1990s and 2000s. The Republican base is much more conservative than the state as a whole. But Tillis also faces...
by Michael Cooper | Oct 2, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Features, NC Politics, US Senate |
The United States Senate race pitting Kay Hagan against Thom Tillis is the most expensive campaign in the history of North Carolina, yet it’s cheapening our politics during a critical time for our state. The $30 million already spent on advertisements, by the...
