Analysis
Fundraising Update: State Races
This week, we’re looking at first quarter fundraising and the more than $14 million hauled in by statewide candidates and candidates for the NC House and Senate. The Q1 report covers money raised from January 1 through February 17. Our accounting includes the...
Is NC’s growth better for Rs or Ds?
There's a debate over the future of North Carolina's politics and whether the state will trend more Republican or Democratic over the next few election cycles. It goes something like this: Some political observers say the explosive growth in our metro areas - the...
Searching for clues in past runoff elections
With runoffs on the Republican side officially called in the races for the 13th Congressional District, Lieutenant Governor and State Auditor, we thought we’d take a look at runoff races since 2010 and see if the first-round results gave us any clues about the...