by John Wynne | Jun 3, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, Poll Analysis, Polling |
Last week, the governor garnered some rare support from progressives with his bold vetoes of two controversial bills. This led to speculation that by distancing himself from the conservative legislature and firmly placing himself in the middle, McCrory would win...
by John Wynne | May 13, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGOP, NCGov, Polling |
Depending on which pollster you believe, Governor Pat McCrory is either very popular, or very unpopular. Gravis Marketing finds the governor with an upside-down 33/49 approval and trailing Roy Cooper by 2 in the gubernatorial race. That’s terrible and means the...
by Thomas Mills | May 6, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Editor's Blog, Poll Analysis, Polling |
In 2014, incumbent Senator Kay Hagan led state House Speaker Thom Tillis throughout the year only to lose the election in the final days. A week or so before the election, an astute friend pointed out that Hagan seemed to be stuck at about 46 or 47 percent in the...
by John Wynne | Apr 28, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, Poll Analysis, Polling |
As soon as the dust settled on 2014, there was a flurry of speculation that Democrats would recruit Kay Hagan to run against Richard Burr in 2016. The thinking was: hey, in a GOP wave year, Hagan came within 2 points of retaining her seat. So, obviously, her loss was...
by John Wynne | Mar 23, 2015 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, National Politics, Polling |
Ted Cruz announced that he was running for President at midnight last night. The midnight announcement came at Liberty University, the largest Christian university in the United was well-received by the conservative movement. With Scott Walker having had a bad last...
by John Wynne | Mar 4, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, Poll Analysis, Polling, US Senate |
PPP’s latest poll was released yesterday. There’s not much to report here. Things are looking very stable. President Obama is, as always, underwater approval-wise. The governor’s race is looking like a toss-up at this point. Burr’s approval...
