The 2014 election cycle will be fascinating and consequential, and once again, carolinajournal.com will be your home for 2014 election news and commentary. National Democrats and Republicans will have their eyes on the fight for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Democrat Kay Hagan, making our state a battleground once again — this time for control of the U.S. Senate.

Managing Editor Rick Henderson will resume “Daily Dispatches From the Campaign Trail” on the John Locke Foundation’s statewide “Locker Room” blog Jan. 2. The blog entries, posted every weekday morning, provide links to news reports and information on candidates and campaigns across all areas of the state. This year will mark the third election cycle CJ has offered these daily updates, which began in 2010 with posts by former Associate Editor David Bass and were continued by Henderson in 2012. Associate Editor Dan Way again will captain CJ’s coverage of congressional, legislative, judicial, and local races, including bond and tax measures.

During the 2012 election cycle, CJ published profiles of the candidates in every congressional, Council of State, and state judicial race, more than four dozen legislative races, and a number of key local contests. Way, along with Associate Editor Barry Smith and a group of CJ contributors to cover key candidate events, primary battles, and the general election races.And, as always, John Locke Foundation President John Hood will offer regular commentary and analysis of the major stories related to the campaigns.

Now is the time to bookmark carolinajournal.com, as well as this blog, Right Angles, and sister blog The Locker Room.

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