by Thomas Mills | Feb 24, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Editor's Blog, US Senate |
The US Senate showed exactly how dysfunctional it is yesterday. The Republican majority decided that it will not even consider any appointment to the Supreme Court made by President Obama. Essentially, the Senators said we’re not going to do our job. In the real...
by John Wynne | Feb 3, 2016 | 2014 Elections, 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, National Politics, NC Politics, Presidential race, US Senate |
It should be fairly obvious by now, but those running for office in competitive, high-profile races shouldn’t skip debates. It’s bad. Ask Donald Trump. Ask our former senator, Kay Hagan. According to the Cruz campaign, Trump’s decision to skip the...
by John Wynne | Jan 26, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, National Politics, NC Politics, NCGov, US Senate |
The moment of truth! The moment of truth is upon us. Will Donald Trump actually win the first nominating caucus in Iowa, or are his poll numbers just a mirage? Is it possible that a late attack from the establishment will raise enough doubts about the businessman to...
by John Wynne | Jan 25, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, US Senate |
Deborah Ross may indeed coast to a landslide victory in the Democratic primary two months from now, but at present things are looking pretty close. Both PPP and Civitas show Ross with leads of single-digits over her nearest opponent. For those not paying attention,...
by Thomas Mills | Jan 25, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Editor's Blog, US Senate |
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has jumped into the North Carolina Senate primary. They followed EMILY’s List’s endorsement of Deborah Ross, further indicating that Ross is about to show a healthy end-of-year report. The national Democratic establishment...
by Thomas Mills | Jan 14, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, US Senate |
In a US Senate primary where no one has substantial name recognition, money is the only thing that matters. EMILY’s List’s endorsement of Deborah Ross now makes her the clear frontrunner. The organization will make sure that she has the money to get her message out...
