by Thomas Mills | Oct 28, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Ads, Editor's Blog, US Senate |
In the final month of the campaign, Thom Tillis has trailed Kay Hagan by a very slim margin. As he enters the final week, he’s still working on converting voters or persuading the very few undecideds left. He’s bringing in the moderate Republicans like John McCain and...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 17, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, US Senate
Dr. Michael Bitzer has been providing outstanding analysis of North Carolina’s mail-in absentee ballots. The results give the best hint at each campaign’s ground organization. If the race remains as close as it is today, those field operations might determine the...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 9, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Demographic Trends, Editor's Blog, NC Politics |
Like Soccer Moms and NASCAR Dads before them, there is a new voting demographic on which to focus. They are called the Rising American Electorate or RAE for short. The name is a lot less fun and catchy than its predecessors but this group of voters may eventually...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 17, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics |
There’s a story line running through the Democratic narrative about the 2014 election. In 2010, the story goes, the base stayed home and the Democrats suffered their worst loss in a century. So, this year, Democrats need to focus on getting their base to the polls. If...
by Thomas Mills | Nov 25, 2013 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC House Races, NC Senate Races |
Winning back the legislature in 2014 is a tall order for North Carolina Democrats. In the state house, the GOP holds a whopping 34 seat advantage, 77-43. In the state senate, Republicans out number Democrats 33-17, a 16 seat advantage. So Democrats would have to flip...
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