by Thomas Mills | Oct 2, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, US Senate |
Rand Paul was in North Carolina stumping for Thom Tillis and Karl Rove’s group, Crossroads GPS, is running Obamacare ads again. Obviously, Tillis has not secured his base. The Tea Party is still mad at him and, as one conservative commentator on twitter wrote, “The TP...
by John Wynne | Oct 1, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, Poll Analysis, Polling, US Senate |
The Civitas Institute released a new poll yesterday. A couple weeks ago, SurveyUSA conducted a poll for them which showed Hagan up 3 points. This time, Civitas employed the services of National Research, their traditional pollster. In this poll, Hagan leads by 5...
by Thomas Mills | Sep 29, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, US Senate |
In case you missed it, check out my article on Thom Tillis and his rapid rise in the Atlantic. What does Thom Tillis want? Thom Tillis is a man in a hurry. He went from city councilor to North Carolina House speaker in just five years. Four months into his second term...
by John Wynne | Sep 29, 2014 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, Poll Analysis, Polling, US Senate
It’s a bit early for Democrats to be popping the champagne. Tillis is still in the game and the U.S. Senate race here in North Carolina is far from being won. Yesterday, a CNN poll showed Hagan leading by 3 points, within the margin of error. Hagan is far below...
by Thomas Mills | Sep 29, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Ads, Editor's Blog, US Senate |
The Tillis campaign is trying to change the conversation in North Carolina again. This time, they’ve chosen foreign policy. The campaign released an ad today accusing Hagan of missing Armed Service Committee hearings while the Islamic State was taking over portions of...
by Thomas Mills | Sep 26, 2014 | 2014 Elections, US Senate |
In the North Carolina Senate race, Democratic groups are outspending Republican groups going down the stretch by almost 2-1. According to the AP, the DSCC and Senate Majority PAC, Hagan allies, have reserved $11.8 million for the duration of the campaign. In contrast,...
