Independents Prove to Be North Carolina Democrats' Achilles' Tarheel
I wonder if North Carolina House Democrats like Larry Kissell, Heath Shuler, and Mike McIntyre have seen this bit from Public Policy Polling: This month we found [independents] planning to vote GOP by...
View ArticleI Guess Cal Cunningham's Work Is Done
Catching a bit of North Carolina television, Scott Lincicome notices Democrat Cal Cunningham pledging to “fight a war” against “unfair trade deals with China.” Cunningham hopes to be the Democratic...
View ArticleIs David Price in Trouble?
While it’s never a good idea to put too much stock in internal campaign poll results, this election season has proved that even the most improbable results deserve a second look. Which is why 10-term...
View ArticleTea Party Activist Endorses NC Democrat
Yep, you read that right. Deborah Johns, former vice chair of the California-based Tea Party Express, announced she is endorsing Rep. Mike McIntyre (D., N.C.). She is also questioning the military...
View ArticleMorgan Freeman Lends Voice to NC Republican?
NC-04— He really does narrate everything. If N.C. House candidate B.J. Lawson’s Facebook page is accurate, the voice in his new campaign ad belongs to none other than Morgan Freeman. It does sound like...
View ArticleDemocrats Losing Young Voters in North Carolina, Nevada
A new analysis by researchers at Tufts University confirms what many suspected: Young people are less interested in the 2012 race than they were in the 2008 race, and the young voters who supported...
View ArticleNorth Carolinians Vote on Gubernatorial Picks, Gay Marriage Amendment Today
North Carolina also holds its primary today, and Democrats will select their gubernatorial nominee. Incumbent Bev Purdue, suffering low approval ratings, announced she would not run for reelection.Six...
View ArticleA Tale of Two Polls in North Carolina
If you ask Public Policy Polling, Obama leads North Carolina by one percentage point, 49 percent to 48 percent.(For those wondering about PPP’s sample in this state, note that in the most recent...
View ArticleMiddle Cheese: Romney Trails, But Not By Much
Many, many readers have asked for updates from my nicknamed sources from previous election cycles. Circumstances prevent communications with one of my regulars, but “Middle Cheese” — nicknamed such...
View ArticleObama's New Firewall: Ohio, Iowa, New Hampshire, and Nevada
Major Garrett, writing in National Journal:What also became clear after the dust began to settle from the rumble on Long Island was the electoral map has narrowed and Obama’s team, while conceding...
View ArticleMiddle Cheese: Obama Scaling Back in North Carolina, but Not Florida Yet
Middle Cheese checks in with a short update, pouring some cold water on the talk that the Obama campaign is triaging states already: “Team Romney says they have seen evidence that the Obama campaign is...
View ArticleDramatic Shifts in Early Voting in Tennessee, North Carolina
Charles, a Campaign Spot reader in Tennessee, took a look at the totals after the first day of early voting in his state:All Obama Counties in Tennessee2008: 36,1442012: 25,317Change: -30%All McCain...
View ArticleEstimate: Obama Leads NC Early Vote By 1.2 Percent
Jeff Dobbs takes a look at the numbers for early voting in North Carolina, takes some guesses as to how each group of voters – Democrats, Republicans, and “Other” – have voted so far:Rasmussen’s latest...
View ArticleFrom Gloom to Hope in Virginia, North Carolina, and Florida
The mood from GOP insiders, both inside and outside the Romney campaign, was looking pretty gloomy about 45 minutes ago, with great anxieties about Virginia, Florida, and even North Carolina. As more...
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