Elon poll predicts November drama in NC
The good folks at Elon have Roy Cooper opening up a lead in the governor’s race, and Deborah Ross hanging tight with Richard Burr in the US Senate race: Support
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Freeloadin’ Roy getting a free pass
Not long after winning a new term in 2012 — unopposed — attorney general Roy Cooper announced he was running for governor. No, he wasn’t going to step down and
Continue readingONE US House seat. 17 GOP candidates. (Welcome to campaign 2016.)
Well, filing for the special June primary ended yesterday. And we here at Haymaker HQ are not envying the Republican voters of the new 13th congressional district. Apparently, every Tom,
Continue readingIt’s ON! Nee-Nee v. Sleepy George for NC-02
Ok. It has been talked about. But, according to the state board of elections, we now have our first member v. member US House race in AGES. George Holding, the
Continue readingTHEY’RE BACK !!! (Filing for June starts …)
Just when you thought you were going to get a break from the signs, ads, robo-calls, polls and other zaniness, it’s BACK. Yes, the filing period for the June special
Continue readingSources: New congressional maps to stand
I am hearing that we will get word today or early next week that the new congressional districts in North Carolina HAVE BEEN blessed by the federal judges who struck down
Continue readingThe Morning After
Oh, we had a wee bit of news yesterday, didn’t we? The state board of elections site gives us the obvious winners and losers, but let’s look at it from
Continue readingVoting Guide for Tuesday (part 2)
For President. I know this one will gin up some discussion. I WILL go out on a limb and say Kasich AND Rubio are both unacceptable. (It’s interesting that most of
Continue readingCivitas Poll: It’s Trump and Cruz in NC. (Burr, Undecided in a tight one)
According to our friends at Civitas, the fight in North Carolina for the GOP presidential nomination comes down to Ted Cruz and Donald Trump. And somebody named Undecided sure is
Continue readingMonkey Business Report, early-voting edition
Early voting for the March primary has begun. And local elections officials have been hit with a surprising change in the last week. According to multiple sources I talked with
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