by Thomas Mills | Mar 18, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, US Senate |
There’s a long way to go until November but Democrats seem to be preparing to fight the wrong battle. Over the past few weeks, much of their rhetoric has focused on the Koch Brothers and their financing of misleading ads. Instead, Democrats should be focusing on...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 13, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, US Senate |
Kay Hagan, as well as her fellow Democrats, needs to get over her fear of Obamacare. For the past month, she’s been been avoiding talking about the program but she had better start defending it. She can’t run from it and, besides, the program is getting more popular,...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 13, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, US Senate |
Over in the GOP Senate primary in North Carolina, Greg Brannon seems to have the momentum. A new PPP poll shows him tied with Thom Tillis. He’s racked up endorsements from the darlings of the Tea Party and FreedomWorks, the organization that made the Tea Party a...
by John Wynne | Mar 12, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, Poll Analysis, US Senate
Poll link: http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2014/PPP_Release_NC_311.pdf Let’s be frank: PPP is a Democratic-leaning pollster, and they don’t like Thom Tillis. So take their results with a grain of salt. Personally, I’d like to see another...
by Alexander H. Jones | Mar 12, 2014 | 2014 Elections, NC Politics, US Senate
This is Greg Brannon’s moment. The reactionary oddball maintains good standing with the GOP base. Meanwhile, Tillis’s gaffes give him a straight shot at the nomination. A few weeks ago, the pundits declared Brannon’s campaign over. PPP says otherwise. Jensen’s new...
by John Wynne | Mar 7, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, US Senate
First, for the primary: yes. A lot of things would have to go right for him, and a lot of things would have to go wrong for Tillis, but it could happen. Brannon has just the right profile for a Tea Party insurgent in today’s environment. What he doesn’t...
