by Thomas Mills | Apr 8, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, US Senate
Buckle up, folks. The Republican primary for U.S. Senate in North Carolina is about to take off. Mark Harris is morphing into a feisty underdog and might have the resources to compete. Yesterday, Harris called on House Speaker Thom Tillis to resign as speaker to avoid...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 21, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, Polling, US Senate |
This week’s WRAL poll of the GOP U.S. Senate primary showed Mark Harris, long considered one the three top candidates, lagging far behind House Speaker Thom Tillis and Dr. Greg Brannon. While the poll has value, it’s no indication that Harris is out of the running....
by John Wynne | Mar 6, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, Social Media Rankings, US Senate
Two months to go (until the primary). Filing has officially ended. The candidates are official. And, just before filing closed, came two new entrants: perennial candidate Jim Snyder of Lexington, and Alex Bradshaw of Icard. That brings the total number of GOP...
by John Wynne | Feb 24, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, US Senate
One of my favorite blogs is ElectionProjection.com, run by fellow North Carolinian ‘the Blogging Caesar’. In the past, the Caesar would make ‘edicts’ which were basically bold predictions. Inspired by this, I am going to make an edict of my...
by Thomas Mills | Feb 20, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, US Senate |
So far, Thom Tillis is having a pretty good week. Not so much for what he’s done, but for what his opponents have failed to do. Nobody in the GOP primary seems ready to mount much of a challenge except Greg Brannon. And poor Greg Brannon can’t seem to get out of his...
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