by Thomas Mills | Jun 3, 2014 | Campaign Finance, Editor's Blog, National Politics, US Senate
Let me state clearly that I think the amount of money spent in political campaigns and the ability to spend it without any transparency is bad for our democracy and gives too much power to narrow interests. However, let me also say clearly that the Udall Amendment, a...
by Thomas Mills | Jun 2, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Debates, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, US Senate |
Last week, Kay Hagan responded to an offer by the North Carolina Association of Broadcasters to host a debate by accepting their proposal and urging Thom Tillis to do so, too. In her letter, she encouraged Tillis and his campaign to agree to a debate schedule “worthy...
by John Wynne | May 30, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Campaigns, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, Poll Analysis, Polling, US Senate |
Civitas is out with a new poll, and it shows Speaker of the House Thom Tillis with a slight lead over Democratic incumbent senator Kay Hagan. General election Tillis – 39% Hagan – 36% Haugh – 8% This is the second poll which finds the Libertarian...
by John Wynne | May 29, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Environment, Features, Issues, US Senate |
It’s unusual for the Speaker of the House to vote on legislation, but Thom Tillis did so yesterday when it came to the fracking bill. He explained that he wanted to “make it very clear where I stood on this issue.” Clearly, Tillis is a big fan of...
by John Wynne | May 27, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, US Senate |
The Fix political blog has moved North Carolina up in their Senate rankings. They now deem it the fourth most-likely seat to switch parties. A month ago, it was fifth most-likely. North Carolina is behind Louisiana, Montana, West Virginia, and South Dakota, making...
by Thomas Mills | May 27, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, US Senate, Veterans |
I’m not quite sure what Richard Burr is up to. He chose Memorial Day weekend to start a fight with veterans’ groups. He did it in an “open letter” so obviously he knew what he was doing. In a state like North Carolina with a huge veteran population and one of the most...
