by Thomas Mills | Aug 11, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, US Senate |
With the legislature finally gone home, the US Senate race is going to take center stage in North Carolina. Democrats will continue trying to link Tillis to the legislature and Republicans will amp up their efforts to make Hagan a surrogate for Obama. This election is...
by John Wynne | Aug 8, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, Poll Analysis, Polling, US Senate |
The new Rasmussen poll released yesterday shows Tillis ahead by 5 points, 45%-40%. Haugh was not named, but 6% of voters said they would support another candidate, so that seems valid. This is Rasmussen’s first poll since May, which showed Tillis up by 1. As...
by John Wynne | Aug 6, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, National Politics, NC Politics, US Senate |
Mitt Romney’s coming down here in two weeks to campaign for Thom Tillis. The man most Americans believe should have been President, and could still be President if he wants to. (Maybe third time’s the charm?) Mitt endorsed Tillis back in April, just a...
by John Wynne | Aug 5, 2014 | Features, National Politics, Poll Analysis, Polling, US Senate |
There’s good news and bad news for Thom Tillis in the latest poll from Civitas. The bad news? Tillis still trails Hagan, 41-39. The good news? In a head-to-head, without Sean Haugh, the result is the reverse, and Tillis is up by 2 points, 45-43. Three-way Change...
by John Wynne | Jul 31, 2014 | Features, Poll Analysis, Polling, US Senate
Another poll, another Hagan lead. This time from Gravis Marketing. This is the conservative-leaning pollster’s first foray into the North Carolina Senate race. Even though most people think Gravis has a Republican bent, all the latest polls from them I looked at...
by John Wynne | Jul 31, 2014 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, Immigration, US Senate |
It looks almost certain now that Obama is going to proceed with amnesty by executive order. Such an overreach of executive power would clearly result in calls for impeachment – as it should. Which is exactly what Obama and the Democrats want. The President is...