by John Wynne | Dec 8, 2013 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NCGov, US House, US Senate
Since I’ve been gone for the past month, I thought it might be necessary to recap what’s been going on lately in NC politics, for anyone else who has not tuned in for over a month. 1. Howard Coble is retiring. A number of candidates have jumped into the...
by Thomas Mills | Dec 6, 2013 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, US Senate |
Once again, North Carolina will be in the national spotlight during the 2014 election cycle. Republicans need to pick up Kay Hagan’s seat if they hope to capture the U.S. Senate and the state is among the most competitive in the nation. The political environment may...
by John Wynne | Dec 5, 2013 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, US Senate
I’m betting that Thom Tillis loves the new ad that a Democrat SuperPAC will be running in NC over the next two weeks. The ad praises Senator Hagan and says that Tillis is beholden to the insurance companies. Yawn. The ad itself isn’t that great, though it...
by Thomas Mills | Dec 4, 2013 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, NCGOP, US Senate
In his column this weekend, Rob Christensen wrote that Kay Hagan’s re-election bid is more tied to the political environment than anything she has done in the U. S. Senate. The week before, another article explored the damage that Obamacare might cause her campaign....
by John Wynne | Nov 21, 2013 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, US Senate
If the election were held today, then my answer to that question would be: Yes. But the election is not being held today, it’s being held a year from now. There’s more than enough time for Obama and the Democrats to fix Obamacare and for new political...
by John Wynne | Nov 12, 2013 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, Poll Analysis, US Senate
The failed rollout of Obamacare has significantly damaged Hagan’s reelection prospects. Back in September, Hagan was leading all Republican challengers by double-digits. Now, she’s in a statistical tie with all of them. If Obamacare continues to be a...
