#NCSEN: Way too much DE-fense
It’s football season. One of the favorite stats of sports drive-bys is time of possession (a/k/a “time on offense.”) The longer your team has the ball, the longer the other
Continue reading#NCGA: Harrell v. Hartsell. Events south of the border sound eerily familiar to case up here
The word is out that South Carolina’s state House speaker has been indicted: First Circuit Solicitor David Pascoe announces that the Richland County Grand Jury indicted Robert W. Harrell, Jr.,
Continue reading#NCSEN: The ad war & the $500 million lie
So far, the 2014 US Senate race is looking and sounding a lot like one for governor or General Assembly. We’re hearing a lot about education. Kay Hagan and the
Continue readingCoal Ash combat
In DC, Barry Obama is preparing to go to war against the Islamic State. In Raleigh, Pat McCrory is barricaded inside his Blount Street residence preparing for battle against his
Continue readingLiberal use of the word “conservative”
The N&O is excited. They are trumpeting a new arrival on the political scene: A North Carolina chapter of a national network of conservatives that wants to put the brakes
Continue reading#NCSEN: Rasmussen says Hagan 45, Tillis 39
When a firm known for being a Karl Rove shill says one of Karl’s guys is down, you know things are getting interesting. Rasmussen Reports released a survey today showing
Continue readingCivitas Poll: Unaffiliateds go BIG for Hagan, slightly for NCGA Democrats
Roughly 27 percent of the electorate in North Carolina is not affilated with either of the three major parties. The Civitas Institute in Raleigh decided to take the political temperature
Continue readingNC-06: Walker poll shows him up big over Democrat Fjeld
The campaign of GOP nominee Mark Walker has released a poll it commissioned showing their man up 54-31 over Democrat nominee Laura Fjeld. The winner in November will replace long-time
Continue reading#NCGA: Skip Stam hits the road in support of tolls
State legislator Skip Stam (R), the speaker pro tem and a close ally of speaker / US senator wannabe Thom Tillis, is hitting the rubber chicken circuit to sermonize on
Continue reading#NCSEN: Democrat poll says Hagan 48, Tillis 45 (Um, Haugh ????)
The Democrat Senatorial Campaign Committee has released a head-to-head matchup poll showing incumbent senator Kay Hagan leading her challenger Thom Tillis 48-45. (There is a 3.5 percent margin of error.
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