Dem primary in NC-06
Well, it looks like Democrat Laura Fjeld has a primary opponent in the 6th Congressional District. Guilford County Commissioner Bruce Davis announced today that he will throw his hat into the ring. Davis has been trying to move up for years, losing three state Senate...
GOP Primary math
In his bid to become the GOP nominee for U.S. Senate, Thom Tillis needs to get to 40% of the vote in May to avoid a precarious runoff. Yesterday, the math got harder when a seventh candidate jumped into the fray. If all seven file, a big “if,” getting to 40% is tough....
A grassrot campaign
Thom Tillis has one thing going for him in his bid to get to 40% of the vote in the May primary. Dr. Greg Brannon. Full of naive exuberance and Tea Party crazy, Brannon is clearly a candidate who is not ready for prime time. He’s yet to really leverage his Rand Paul...
The struggle today
“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice” Today, we celebrate the birth of Martin Luther King, Jr. We remember him as a leader of the Civil Rights Movement that ended Jim Crow laws and the segregated society that defined the South. But King...
How Tillis wins in May
Last week, I wrote that the path to victory without a runoff got tougher for Thom Tillis. The entry of former Shelby mayor Ted Alexander brought the number of candidates in the GOP primary for U.S. Senate to six. Several candidates bring either regional or ideological...
Proxy primary?
North Carolina may get a preview of the 2016 GOP presidential primary. Potential presidential candidates are lining up behind U. S. Senate candidates vying to challenge Democrat Kay Hagan. The North Carolina primary offers the presidential wannabes a chance to...
NC Democrats, steal this message. Please.
As we begin the 2014 election cycle, North Carolina Democrats need to find a message. Luckily, there’s one available that’s been working pretty well for the last few election cycles: “North Carolina state government is broken.” It helped Republicans capture the...
Seriously, Pat
Pat McCrory is in serious trouble because he is no longer taken seriously. After a year of breaking campaign promises, making stuff up, blaming other people and shirking responsibilities, the media no longer believes what he says or takes him at his word. His reset...
Could up and over lead to down and out?
Thom Tillis is running like he’s already wrapped up the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate. He’s ignoring his primary opponents, avoiding joint appearances and saving his fire for Kay Hagan. It’s a fairly standard strategy for a heavy favorite but it might not work for...
A walking talking point
I’m going to take a point of privilege and rant for a minute. Phil Berger, Jr.’s campaign for Congress has sent me over the edge. In less than two short months, he’s managed to hit all of the points that make running for higher office so distasteful. He’s become a...
